Psalms 69:35
For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
Psalms 69:35 in other translations
| BSB | For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it. |
| DARBY | For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it: |
| BBE | For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage. |
| Webster | For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. |
What does Psalms 69:35 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:34-36
34-36. The call on the universe for praise is well sustained by the prediction of the perpetual and extended blessings which shall come upon the covenant-people of God. Though, as usual, the imagery is taken from terms used of Palestine, the whole tenor of the context indicates that the spiritual privileges and blessings of the Church are meant.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 69:30-36
The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us, that humble and thankful praises are more pleasing to God than the most costly, pompous sacrifices. The humble shall look to him, and be glad; those that seek him through Christ shall live and be comforted. God will do great things for the gospel church, in which let all who wish well…
Psalms 69:35 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 69:35
- Isaiah 44:26
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
- Isaiah 46:13
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
- Psalms 51:18
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
- Obadiah 1:17
But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
- Psalms 48:11-13
Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
- Psalms 102:16
When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
- Revelation 14:1
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
- Ezekiel 36:35-36
And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.
- Psalms 147:12-13
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
- Psalms 102:13
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
- Isaiah 14:32
What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
- Jeremiah 33:10-11
Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.
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Context
- Psalms 69:34
Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
- Psalms 69:35
For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
- Psalms 69:36
The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
Psalms 69:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque Dios guardará á Sión, y reedificará las ciudades de Judá; y habitarán allí, y la poseerán. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les cieux et la terre le loueront, les mers et tout ce qui se meut en elles. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn Gott wird Zion retten und die Städte Judas bauen; und sie werden daselbst wohnen und es besitzen. |