Psalms 132:13-14

132:13 Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home.

132:14 He said, “This will be my resting place forever;

I will live here, for I have chosen it.

Psalms 132:2

132:2 and how he made a vow to the Lord,

and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob.

Psalms 6:6

6:6 I am exhausted as I groan;

all night long I drench my bed in tears;

my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.

Isaiah 12:6

12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,

for the Holy One of Israel acts mightily among you!”


tn Or “for.”

tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

tn The words “he said” are added in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

tn Heb “for I desired it.”

tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”

tn Heb “I cause to swim through all the night my bed.”

tn Heb “with my tears my bed I flood/melt.”

sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.