Mazmur 78:68

78:68 He chose the tribe of Judah,

and Mount Zion, which he loves.

Mazmur 132:13-14

132:13 Certainly ¹  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ² 

132:14 He said, ³  “This will be my resting place forever;

I will live here, for I have chosen it. ⁴ 

Yesaya 12:6

12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,

for the Holy One of Israel ⁵  acts mightily ⁶  among you!”

Yesaya 14:32

14:32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? ⁷ 

Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure;

the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

Ibrani 12:22

12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city ⁸  of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly

Wahyu 14:1

An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000

14:1 Then ⁹  I looked, and here was ¹⁰  the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

[132:13]  ¹ tn Or “for.”

[132:13]  ² tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

[132:14]  ³ tn The words “he said” are added in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

[132:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “for I desired it.”

[12:6]  ⁵ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[12:6]  ⁶ tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.

[14:32]  ⁷ sn The question forces the Philistines to consider the dilemma they will face – surrender and oppression, or battle and death.

[12:22]  ⁸ tn Grk “and the city”; the conjunction is omitted in translation since it seems to be functioning epexegetically – that is, explaining further what is meant by “Mount Zion.”

[14:1]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:1]  ¹⁰ tn The phrase “and here was” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).