His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,
But now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.
Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden; he has destroyed his place of meeting. The Lord has made Zion forget her appointed festivals and her Sabbaths; in his fierce anger he has spurned both king and priest.
