Isaiah 26:2

Good News Translation

Open the city gates and let the faithful nation enter, the nation whose people do what is right.

Cross References

Psalm 106:5

Let me see the prosperity of your people and share in the happiness of your nation, in the glad pride of those who belong to you.

Psalm 118:19

Open to me the gates of the Temple; I will go in and give thanks to the Lord!

Psalm 118:20

This is the gate of the Lord; only the righteous can come in.

Psalm 24:7

Fling wide the gates, open the ancient doors, and the great king will come in.

Exodus 19:6

a people dedicated to me alone, and you will serve me as priests.”

Isaiah 45:25

I, the Lord, will rescue all the descendants of Jacob, and they will give me praise.

Isaiah 54:14

Justice and right will make you strong. You will be safe from oppression and terror.

Isaiah 54:17

But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory.” The Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 58:8

“Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side.

Isaiah 60:11

Day and night your gates will be open, So that the kings of the nations May bring you their wealth.

Isaiah 60:18

The sounds of violence will be heard no more; Destruction will not shatter your country again. I will protect and defend you like a wall; You will praise me because I have saved you.

Isaiah 60:21

Your people will all do what is right, And will possess the land forever. I planted them, I made them, To reveal my greatness to all.

Isaiah 61:3

To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the Lord himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.

Isaiah 62:1

I will speak out to encourage Jerusalem; I will not be silent until she is saved, And her victory shines like a torch in the night.

Isaiah 62:10

People of Jerusalem, go out of the city And build a road for your returning people! Prepare a highway; clear it of stones! Put up a signal so that the nations can know

Isaiah 62:2

Jerusalem, the nations will see you victorious! All their kings will see your glory. You will be called by a new name, A name given by the Lord himself.

Zechariah 8:20

The Lord Almighty says, “The time is coming when people from many cities will come to Jerusalem.

Acts 2:47

praising God, and enjoying the good will of all the people. And every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.

2 Peter 3:13

But we wait for what God has promised: new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will be at home.

Jude 1:3

My dear friends, I was doing my best to write to you about the salvation we share in common, when I felt the need of writing at once to encourage you to fight on for the faith which once and for all God has given to his people.

Revelation 21:24

The peoples of the world will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their wealth into it.

Revelation 5:9

They sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to break open its seals. For you were killed, and by your sacrificial death you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.