He chooses our inheritance for us,
The glory and excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.

Moreover, He rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim [in which the tabernacle stood].

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

He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;