Psalm 78:69 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.

English Standard Version
He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.

New American Standard Bible
And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has founded forever.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever.

International Standard Version
He built his sanctuary, high as the heavens, like the earth that he established forever.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he built his sanctuary as of unicorns, in the land which he founded for ever.

Darby Bible Translation
And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he hath founded for ever.

Young's Literal Translation
And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.

Cross References

Exodus 15:17
You shall bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which you have made for you to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which your hands have established.

1 Kings 6:1
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

Psalm 87:1
His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Psalm 114:2
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

Psalm 127:1
Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman wakes but in vain.

Jeremiah 10:12
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

Ezekiel 36:2
Thus said the Lord GOD; Because the enemy has said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

78:56-72 After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own heart. With good reason does the psalmist make this finishing, crowning instance of God's favour to Israel; for David was a type of Christ, the great and good Shepherd, who was humbled first, and then exalted; and of whom it was foretold, that he should be filled with the Spirit of wisdom and understanding. On the uprightness of his heart, and the skilfulness of his hands, all his subjects may rely; and of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end. Every trial of human nature hitherto, confirms the testimony of Scripture, that the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, and nothing but being created anew by the Holy Ghost can cure the ungodliness of any.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

69. Exalted as—

high palaces—or, "mountains," and abiding as—the earth.