Habitation
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Habitation — God is the habitation of his people, who find rest and safety in him (Ps. 71:3; 91:9). Justice and judgment are the habitation of God’s throne (Ps. 89:14, Heb. mekhon, “foundation”), because all his acts are founded on justice and judgment. (See Ps. 132:5, 13; Eph. 2:22, of Canaan, Jerusalem, and the temple as God’s habitation.) God inhabits eternity (Isa. 57:15), i.e., dwells not only among men, but in eternity, where time is unknown; and “the praises of Israel” (Ps. 22:3), i.e., he dwells among those praises and is continually surrounded by them.
Easton, M. (1996, c1897). Easton's Bible dictionary. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
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HABITATION. In the KJV, the rendering of several Heb. and Gk. words, and used in the general sense of a place to dwell in (Pss. 69:25; 104:12; Acts 1:20; etc). The NASB and NIV often render “dwelling” or “dwelling place.”
Figurative. In the NASB God is called “a rock of habitation” (Ps. 71:3; “refuge” in the NIV); and in 132:13 He is said to have “chosen Zion … for His habitation” (“dwelling,” NIV). In the KJV God is called the habitation of His people (Ps. 91:9). Justice and judgment are the habitations of His throne (89:14), since all His acts are founded on them (117:2). God is said to “inhabit the praises of Israel” (22:3), i.e., Jehovah is the object of and graciously receives the praises of His people. Eternity is represented as His habitation (Isa. 57:15), i.e., the eternally dwelling One, whose life lasts forever and is always the same. See House; Tent.
Unger, M. F., Harrison, R. K., Vos, H. F., Barber, C. J., & Unger, M. F. (1988). The new Unger's Bible dictionary. Revision of: Unger's Bible dictionary. 3rd ed. c1966. (Rev. and updated ed.). Chicago: Moody Press.
