Blessed be the Lord from Zion, Who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, Who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise Yah!
- KJV Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
- BSB Blessed be the LORD from Zion—He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
- NKJV Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, Who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!
- NLT The Lord be praised from Zion, for he lives here in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
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Quick answer
Yahweh, who dwells in Jerusalem, is blessed from Zion, closing the psalm with praise.
Overview
The psalm ends where God's presence was centered, in Zion and Jerusalem, with a benediction of praise to the Lord. His dwelling among His people is the cause of their joyful worship. The temple presence ultimately points to Christ, in whom God dwells with His people, and to the heavenly Zion where the redeemed praise Him forever.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 134:3May Yahweh bless you from Zion; even he who made heaven and earth.
- Ps 132:13–14For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.
- 2 Chr 6:6but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
- Ps 128:5May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
- Isa 12:6Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion; for the Holy One of Israel is great among you!”
- Ps 76:2His tabernacle is also in Salem; His dwelling place in Zion.
- Ps 48:9We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.
- Ps 48:1A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
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