Psalm 78:69
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And He builtוַיִּ֣בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֹׁ֑ו
(mik·da·shov;)
4720: a sacred place, sanctuaryfrom the same as qodesh
likeכְּמֹו־
(ke·mov-)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
the heights,רָ֭מִים
(ra·mim)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
Like the earthכְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ
(ke·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
which He has foundedיְסָדָ֥הּ
(ye·sa·dah)
3245: to establish, found, fixa prim. root
forever.לְעֹולָֽם׃
(le·'o·v·lam.)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And he built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
his sanctuary
miqdash  (mik-dawsh')
a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum -- chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
like high
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
palaces like the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
which he hath established
yacad  (yaw-sad')
to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has founded forever.

King James Bible
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He built His sanctuary like the heights, 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.

NET Bible
He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He built his holy place upon the height and he prepared it in the Earth for eternity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He built his holy place to be like the high heavens, like the earth which he made to last for a long time.

King James 2000 Bible
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established forever.
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