Psalms 78:68

78:68 He chose the tribe of Judah,

and Mount Zion, which he loves.

Psalms 78:70

78:70 He chose David, his servant,

and took him from the sheepfolds.

Psalms 47:4

47:4 He picked out for us a special land ¹ 

to be a source of pride for ²  Jacob, ³  whom he loves. ⁴  (Selah)

Psalms 78:67

78:67 He rejected the tent of Joseph;

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

Psalms 132:10

132:10 For the sake of David, your servant,

do not reject your chosen king! ⁵ 

Psalms 33:12

33:12 How blessed ⁶  is the nation whose God is the Lord,

the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession. ⁷ 

Psalms 89:38

89:38 But you have spurned ⁸  and rejected him;

you are angry with your chosen king. ⁹ 

Psalms 74:2

74:2 Remember your people ¹⁰  whom you acquired in ancient times,

whom you rescued ¹¹  so they could be your very own nation, ¹² 

as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

[47:4]  ¹ tn Heb “he chose for us our inheritance.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a preterite (see “subdued” in v. 3).

[47:4]  ² tn Heb “the pride of.” The phrase is appositional to “our inheritance,” indicating that the land is here described as a source of pride to God’s people.

[47:4]  ³ tn That is, Israel.

[47:4]  ⁴ sn Jacob whom he loves. The Lord’s covenantal devotion to his people is in view.

[132:10]  ¹ tn Heb “do not turn away the face of your anointed one.”

[33:12]  ¹ tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see Pss 1:1; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 65:4; 84:12; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15).

[33:12]  ² tn Heb “inheritance.”

[89:38]  ¹ tn The Hebrew construction (conjunction + pronoun, followed by the verb) draws attention to the contrast between what follows and what precedes.

[89:38]  ² tn Heb “your anointed one.” The Hebrew phrase מְשִׁיחֶךָ (mÿshikhekha, “your anointed one”) refers here to the Davidic king (see Pss 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 84:9; 132:10, 17).

[74:2]  ¹ tn Heb “your assembly,” which pictures God’s people as an assembled community.

[74:2]  ² tn Heb “redeemed.” The verb “redeem” casts God in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).

[74:2]  ³ tn Heb “the tribe of your inheritance” (see Jer 10:16; 51:19).