Psalm 132:13


For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His dwelling place:

Psalm 68:16


Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

Psalm 48:1-3

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

Psalm 76:1-2

God is known in Judah;
His name is great in Israel.

Psalm 78:68-69


But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel’s leader],
Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].

Psalm 87:2


The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).

Isaiah 14:32


“Then what answer will one give the messengers of the [Philistine] nation?
That the Lord has founded Zion,
And the afflicted of His people will seek and find refuge in it.”

Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels [in festive gathering],

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Summary

For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

Bible References

He hath desired

Psalm 48:1
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Psalm 68:16

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.
Psalm 87:2

The Lord loves the gates of Zion
More than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).