Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
New American Standard Bible
Like the earth which He has founded forever.
King James Version
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Holman Bible
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.
A Conservative Version
And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
American Standard Version
And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Amplified
And He built His sanctuary [exalted] like the heights [of the heavens],
Like the earth which He has established forever.
Bible in Basic English
And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
Darby Translation
And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he hath founded for ever.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will build his holy place as of buffaloes, as the earth he founded it forever.
King James 2000
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he built his sanctuary like [the] heights, like [the] earth that he established forever.
Modern King James verseion
And He built His holy place like high palaces, like the earth which He has founded forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there he built his temple on high, and laid the foundation of it like the ground, that it might perpetually endure.
New Heart English Bible
He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
The Emphasized Bible
And built, like the heights, his sanctuary, Like the earth, he founded it to times age-abiding.
Webster
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
World English Bible
He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
Youngs Literal Translation
And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 78:69
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lessons From Israel's Past
68 He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves. 69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently. 70 He chose David, his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8
He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes and to bestow on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.
1 Kings 6:1-38
In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, during the month Ziv (the second month), he began building the Lord's temple.
1 Kings 9:8
This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying, 'Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?'
1 Chronicles 29:1
King David said to the entire assembly: "My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.
1 Chronicles 29:19
Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations."
2 Chronicles 2:9
to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.
2 Chronicles 3:4
The porch in front of the main hall was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its height was 30 feet. He plated the inside with pure gold.
Job 26:7
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.
Psalm 102:25
In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.
Psalm 104:5
He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended.
Psalm 119:90-91
You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. You established the earth and it stood firm.
Isaiah 48:13
Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together.
Isaiah 51:6
Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
Colossians 1:16-17
for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him -- all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers -- all things were created through him and for him.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.