Psalm 132:13

New Century Version

The Lord has chosen Jerusalem; he wants it for his home.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:13

I will not tear away all the kingdom from him, but I will leave him one tribe to rule. I will do this because of David, my servant, and because of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen.”

2 Chronicles 7:16

I have chosen this Temple and made it holy. So I will be worshiped there forever. Yes, I will always watch over it and love it.

Ezra 1:3

May God be with all of you who are his people. You are free to go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the Temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, who is in Jerusalem.

Psalm 68:16

Why do you mountains with many peaks look with envy on the mountain that God chose for his home? The Lord will live there forever.

Psalm 87:2

He loves its gates more than any other place in Israel.

Psalm 9:12

He remembers who the murderers are; he will not forget the cries of those who suffer.

Isaiah 14:32

What shall we tell the messengers from Philistia? Say that the Lord has made Jerusalem strong and that his poor people will go there for safety.

Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands of angels gathered together with joy.