Psalm 147:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem and brings the people of Israel back home again.

Cross References

Nehemiah 6:15

On the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, the wall was completely rebuilt. It had taken fifty-two days.

Nehemiah 6:16

When our enemies in the surrounding nations learnt that the work was finished, they felt helpless, because they knew that our God had helped us rebuild the wall.

Nehemiah 7:4

Although Jerusalem covered a large area, not many people lived there, and no new houses had been built.

Psalm 102:17

and the prayers of the homeless will be answered.

Psalm 51:18

Please be willing, Lord, to help the city of Zion and to rebuild its walls.

Isaiah 14:32

If a messenger comes from a distant nation, you must say: “The LORD built Zion. Even the poorest of his people will find safety there.”

Isaiah 27:13

A loud trumpet will be heard. Then the people of Israel who were dragged away to Assyria and Egypt will return to worship the LORD on his holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 56:8

I, the LORD, promise to bring together my people who were taken away, and let them join the others.

Isaiah 62:7

and not let him rest till he makes Jerusalem strong and famous everywhere.

Jeremiah 31:10

Listen to me, you nations nearby or across the sea. I scattered the people of Israel, but I will gather them again. I will protect them like a shepherd guarding a flock;

Jeremiah 31:4

You are precious to me, and so I will rebuild your nation. Once again you will dance for joy and play your tambourines.

Jeremiah 32:37

I am angry with the people of Jerusalem, and I will scatter them in foreign countries. But some day I will bring them back here and let them live in safety.

Ezekiel 38:8

because in a few years, I will command you to invade Israel, a country that was ruined by war. It was deserted for a long time, but its people have returned from the foreign nations where they once lived. The Israelites now live in peace in the mountains of their own land.

Daniel 9:25

You need to realize that from the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the coming of the Chosen Leader, it will be seven weeks and another sixty-two weeks. Streets will be built in Jerusalem, and a trench will be dug around the city for protection, but these will be difficult times.

Micah 4:6

The LORD said: At that time I will gather my people— the lame and the outcasts, and all into whose lives I have brought sorrow.

Zechariah 8:7

I will save those who were taken to lands in the east and the west,

Matthew 16:18

So I will call you Peter, which means “a rock”. On this rock I will build my church, and death itself will not have any power over it.

Deuteronomy 30:3

Then he will stop punishing you and treat you with kindness. He may have scattered you to the furthest countries on earth, but he will bring you back