Text: Psalms 132:13
OT Text Referred to: Psalms 78:68-69
Subject: Zion election (C)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Ps 132 — The Davidic Temple Promise
Significance: Psalm 132:13 declares "The LORD has chosen Zion" (בָּחַר יְהוָה בְּצִיּוֹן, bachar YHWH beTsiyon), and Psalm 78:68-69 recounts the same divine choice: "He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved. He built His sanctuary like the heights." Both psalms emphasize the verb בָּחַר (bachar, "to choose/elect") for God's selection of Zion, grounding Jerusalem's sacred status in divine sovereign choice rather than human initiative. Psalm 78 sets this election in narrative context — after rejecting Shiloh (v. 60) — while Psalm 132 celebrates it as an eternal commitment. Together they present Zion's election as both historically contingent (replacing Shiloh) and permanently fixed.