Psalms 78:69 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 78:69

He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

BSB

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ASV

And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.

KJV

And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he built his sanctuary - His holy place; that is, his tabernacle. The temple was not then built; and, when reared, it was not on Mount Zion, but on Mount Moriah. The name Zion, however, was often given to the whole city. Like high palaces - The word palaces is not in the original. The Hebrew means simply high places, like hills or mountains. The meaning is, that his sanctuary was exalted, as if it were placed on a high hill.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּ֣בֶן	vai.Yi.ven	and he built	H1129 →
כְּמוֹ־	ke.mov-	like	H3644 →
רָ֭מִים	Ra.mim	[the] high [things]	H7311 →
מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹ	mik.da.Sho	sanctuary his	H4720 →
כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ	ke.'E.retz	like [the] earth	H776 →
יְסָדָ֥הּ	ye.sa.Dah	[which] he founded it	H3245 →
לְעוֹלָֽם׃	le.'o.Lam	for ever	H5769 →

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Through
Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like…
leads to
- Matthew 24:35
  Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- Psalms 102:25–26
  In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Isaiah 34:4
  All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig…
- Hebrews 1:10–12
  And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Revelation 6:12–14
  And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
Through
1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth…
leads to
- Psalms 113:7–8
  He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Daniel 2:48
  Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
- James 2:5
  Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

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Where the connections lead

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