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but he choseוַיִּבְחַרthe tribeאֶת שֵׁבֶטof Judah,יְהוּדָהMountאֶת הַרZion,צִיּוֹןwhichאֲשֶׁרhe loved.אָהֵב
Psalms 78:68
Study it in the app“but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:68, word by word
- but he choseיִּבְחַרyivchar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “yivchar” appears- the tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- he lovedאָהֵבahev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahev” 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
67And he despised the tent of Joseph, and the tribe of Ephraim he did not choose,
68 · This verse (above)
69And he built like the heights his sanctuary, like the earth he founded forever.