Psalms 51:18

51:18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! ¹ 

Fortify ²  the walls of Jerusalem! ³ 

Psalms 102:13

102:13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. ⁴ 

For it is time to have mercy on her,

for the appointed time has come.

Psalms 102:16

102:16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion,

and reveals his splendor,

Psalms 147:12-13

147:12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

147:13 For he makes the bars of your gates strong.

He blesses your children ⁵  within you.

Isaiah 14:32

14:32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? ⁶ 

Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure;

the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

Isaiah 44:26

44:26 who fulfills the oracles of his prophetic servants ⁷ 

and brings to pass the announcements ⁸  of his messengers,

who says about Jerusalem, ⁹  ‘She will be inhabited,’

and about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,

her ruins I will raise up,’

Isaiah 46:13

46:13 I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away;

I am bringing my salvation near, ¹⁰  it does not wait.

I will save Zion; ¹¹ 

I will adorn Israel with my splendor.” ¹² 

Revelation 14:1

An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000

14:1 Then ¹³  I looked, and here was ¹⁴  the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

[51:18]  ¹ tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”

[51:18]  ² tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

[51:18]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[102:13]  ⁴ tn The imperfect verbal forms are understood as expressing the psalmist’s confidence in God’s intervention. Another option is to take them as expressing the psalmist’s request or wish, “You, rise up and have compassion!”

[147:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “your sons.”

[14:32]  ⁶ sn The question forces the Philistines to consider the dilemma they will face – surrender and oppression, or battle and death.

[44:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “the word of his servant.” The following context indicates that the Lord’s prophets are in view.

[44:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “counsel.” The Hebrew term עֵצָה (’etsah) probably refers here to the divine plan as announced by the prophets. See HALOT 867 s.v. I עֵצָה.

[44:26]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[46:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).

[46:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I will place in Zion salvation”; NASB “I will grant salvation in Zion.”

[46:13]  ¹² tn Heb “to Israel my splendor”; KJV, ASV “for Israel my glory.”

[14:1]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:1]  ¹⁴ tn The phrase “and here was” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).