Certainly His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.
Parallel translations
- WEB Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
- KJV Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
- BSB Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
- NKJV Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.
- NLT Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, so our land will be filled with his glory.
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Quick answer
God's salvation is near to those who fear Him, so that His glory may dwell in the land. Reverence for God positions a people to experience His saving presence.
Overview
This verse links the fear of the Lord with the nearness of salvation and the dwelling of God's glory among His people. It evokes the hope of God's presence filling the land as in the tabernacle and temple. This glory dwelling among us finds its climax in Christ, the Word who 'dwelt among us' so that we beheld His glory.
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Cross-references · 16
- Isa 46:13I bring my righteousness near. It is not far off, and my salvation will not wait. I will grant salvation to Zion, my glory to Israel.
- Zech 2:5For I,’ says Yahweh, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.
- John 7:17If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.
- Zech 2:8For Yahweh of Armies says: ‘For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.
- Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
- Ps 24:4–5He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.
- Ps 50:23Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”
- Acts 11:13–14He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, who is called Peter,
- Ezek 26:20then I will bring you down with those who descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make you to dwell in the lower parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with those who go down to the pit, that you be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living:
- Hag 2:7–9and I will shake all nations. The precious things of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says Yahweh of Armies.
- Ps 119:155Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.
- John 1:14The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Isa 4:5Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.
- Acts 13:16Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
- Mark 12:32–34The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,
- Acts 10:2–4a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
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