King James Version
Psalms 78:69 in the King James Version says “And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. established: Heb. found...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. established: Heb. founded”
Psalms 78:69 · KJV
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. established: Heb. founded
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds :
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. following: Heb. after
KJV Study — Public Domain
“like high”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
“his sanctuary”
H4720a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of jehovah or of idols) or asylum
“which he hath established”
H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
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