Psalms 69:35
33 For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
36 The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
- KJV
- For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
- WEB
- For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
- ASV
- For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.
- DARBY
- For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:
- BLB
- For God will save Zion, and He will rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
- ÅB
- For Gud skal frelse Sion og bygge byene i Juda, og de[^2] skal bo der og eie dem,
- OTB
- For Gud vil frelse Sion og gjenoppbygge byene i Juda,
Slik at de kan bo der og eie det. - B1930
- For Gud skal frelse Sion og bygge byene i Juda, og de skal bo der og eie dem, / < de sanne israelitter.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 44:26
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
Read in contextIsaiah 46:13
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
Read in contextPsalms 51:18
In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Read in contextObadiah 1:17
But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession.
Read in contextPsalms 48:11–13
Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
Read in contextPsalms 102:16
For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
Read in contextRevelation 14:1
Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
Read in contextEzekiel 36:35–36
Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’
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