Psalms 51:18

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“In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.”

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BSBPD

“In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 51:18 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Nehemiah 2:17Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
  2. Psalms 25:22Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
  3. Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
  4. Psalms 69:35For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
  5. Psalms 102:16For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
  6. Psalms 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
  7. Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
  8. Psalms 147:2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
  9. Isaiah 51:3For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
  10. Isaiah 58:12Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
  11. Isaiah 62:1For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
  12. Isaiah 62:6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
  13. Jeremiah 51:50You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”
  14. Daniel 9:25Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
  15. Micah 6:7Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
  16. Micah 7:11The day for rebuilding your walls will come— the day for extending your boundary.
  17. Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
  18. Luke 12:32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
  19. 2 Corinthians 11:28Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
  20. Ephesians 1:5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  21. Ephesians 1:9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
  22. Philippians 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
  23. 2 Thessalonians 1:11To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

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