Psalms 51:18

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

Fortify ²  the walls of Jerusalem! ³ 

Psalms 68:29

68:29 as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! ⁴ 

Kings bring tribute to you.

Psalms 79:3

79:3 They have made their blood flow like water

all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them. ⁵ 

Psalms 102:21

102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,

and praise him ⁶  in Jerusalem, ⁷ 

Psalms 116:19

116:19 in the courts of the Lord’s temple,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

Psalms 135:21

135:21 The Lord deserves praise in Zion ⁸  –

he who dwells in Jerusalem. ⁹ 

Praise the Lord!

Psalms 147:12

147:12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

[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.

[68:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “Be strong, O God, [you] who have acted for us, from your temple in Jerusalem.”

[79:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “they have poured out their blood like water, all around Jerusalem, and there is no one burying.”

[102:21]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his praise.”

[102:21]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[135:21]  ¹³ tn Heb “praised be the Lord from Zion.”

[135:21]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.