1 Kings 8:16

8:16 He told David, ¹  ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. ²  But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

Psalms 78:67-69

78:67 He rejected the tent of Joseph;

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

78:68 He chose the tribe of Judah,

and Mount Zion, which he loves.

78:69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; ³ 

as secure as the earth, which he established permanently. ⁴ 

Psalms 132:13-14

132:13 Certainly ⁵  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ⁶ 

132:14 He said, ⁷  “This will be my resting place forever;

I will live here, for I have chosen it. ⁸ 

Daniel 9:17-19

9:17 “So now, our God, accept ⁹  the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to ¹⁰  your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. ¹¹  9:18 Listen attentively, ¹²  my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins ¹³  and the city called by your name. ¹⁴  For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, ¹⁵  but because your compassion is abundant. 9:19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.” ¹⁶ 

[8:16]  ¹ tn Heb “saying.”

[8:16]  ² tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”

[78:69]  ³ tc Heb “and he built like the exalting [ones] his sanctuary.” The phrase כְּמוֹ־רָמִים (kÿmo-ramim, “like the exalting [ones]”) is a poetic form of the comparative preposition followed by a participial form of the verb רוּם (rum, “be exalted”). The text should be emended to כִּמְרֹמִים (kimromim, “like the [heavenly] heights”). See Ps 148:1, where “heights” refers to the heavens above.

[78:69]  ⁴ tn Heb “like the earth, [which] he established permanently.” The feminine singular suffix on the Hebrew verb יָסַד (yasad, “to establish”) refers to the grammatically feminine noun “earth.”

[132:13]  ⁵ tn Or “for.”

[132:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

[132:14]  ⁷ tn The words “he said” are added in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

[132:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “for I desired it.”

[9:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.

[9:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “let your face shine.” This idiom pictures God smiling in favor. See Pss 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19.

[9:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “for the sake of my Lord.” Theodotion has “for your sake.” Cf. v. 19.

[9:18]  ¹² tn Heb “turn your ear.”

[9:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “desolations.” The term refers here to the ruined condition of Judah’s towns.

[9:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “over which your name is called.” Cf. v. 19. This expression implies that God is the owner of his city, Jerusalem. Note the use of the idiom in 2 Sam 12:28; Isa 4:1; Amos 9:12.

[9:18]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “praying our supplications before you.”

[9:19]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “for your name is called over your city and your people.” See the note on this expression in v 18.