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ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas chosenבָחַרZion;בְּצִיּוֹןhe has desired itאִוָּהּas a place to dwellלְמוֹשָׁבfor himself:לוֹ
Psalms 132:13
Study it in the app“For YHWH has chosen Zion; he has desired it as a place to dwell for himself:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 132:13, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has chosenבָחַרvachar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “vachar” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- he has desired itאִוָּiva
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “iva” appears- as a place to dwellמוֹשָׁבmoshav
dwelling
A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.
Where else “moshav” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
12If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons also forever will sit on your throne.”
13 · This verse (above)
14“This is my rest forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.