51:18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! 1
Fortify 2 the walls of Jerusalem! 3
68:29 as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! 4
Kings bring tribute to you.
79:3 They have made their blood flow like water
all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them. 5
116:19 in the courts of the Lord’s temple,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!
135:21 The Lord deserves praise in Zion 6 –
he who dwells in Jerusalem. 7
Praise the Lord!
147:12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
1 tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”
2 tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “Be strong, O God, [you] who have acted for us, from your temple in Jerusalem.”
7 tn Heb “they have poured out their blood like water, all around Jerusalem, and there is no one burying.”
10 tn Heb “praised be the
11 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.