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And he builtוַיִּבֶןlikeכְּמוֹthe heightsרָמִיםhis sanctuary,מִקְדָּשׁוֹlike the earthכְּאֶרֶץhe foundedיְסָדָהּforever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 78:69
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:69, word by word
- And he builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- the heightsרָמִיםramim
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “ramim” appears- his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmikdash
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” appears- like the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- he foundedיְסָדָyesada
found
To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.
Where else “yesada” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
69 · This verse (above)
70And he chose David his servant, and took him from the folds of the sheep;