Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
- BSB Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
- NKJV Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
- NASB ¶Praise the Lord, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
- NLT Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
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Quick answer
Jerusalem and Zion are summoned to praise their God. God's people are called to worship the One who blesses them.
Overview
The psalm directly calls the covenant city to praise, naming both Jerusalem and Zion. This summons grounds worship in God's gracious dealings with His people. The church, the heavenly Zion, joins this call to praise the God of all blessing (Hebrews 12:22).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Isa 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
- Isa 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- Joel 2:23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
- Ps 146:10The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
- Ps 135:19–21Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
- Ps 149:2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
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Christ at the center
The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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