The Lord said to him: “I heard your prayer. I heard the things that you asked me to do. You built this temple. And I have made it a holy place. So I will be honored there forever. I will watch over it and think of it always.
Psalm 68:16 - Easy To Read Version Mount Bashan, why do you look down\par on Mount Zion?\par God loves that mountain (Zion).\par The Lord chose to live there forever.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Why leap ye, ye high hills? This is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; Yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Why do you look with grudging and envy, you many-peaked mountains, at the mountain [of the city called Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever. American Standard Version (1901) Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it for ever. Common English Bible You many-peaked mountain: Why do you look with envy at the mountain God desired for his dwelling, the mountain where the LORD dwells forever? Catholic Public Domain Version Do not allow the tempest of water to submerge me, nor the deep to absorb me. And do not allow the well to close in on me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the deep swallow me up: and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. |
The Lord said to him: “I heard your prayer. I heard the things that you asked me to do. You built this temple. And I have made it a holy place. So I will be honored there forever. I will watch over it and think of it always.
Mountains, why did you dance like rams?\par And hills, why did you dance like lambs?\par
In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [17]} will be on the highest of the mountains. It will be raised higher than all the hills. There will be a steady stream of people from all nations going there.
Then the Lord will choose a place to be his special house. The Lord will put his name there. And you must bring all the things I command you to that place. Bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one tenth of your crops and animals, [75] your special gifts, any gifts you promised to the Lord, and the first animals born in your herd and flock.
The Lord your God will choose a special place among your family groups. The Lord will put his name there. That will be his special house. You must go to that place to worship him.