Psalm 47:4

New Century Version

He chose the land we would inherit. We are the children of Jacob, whom he loved.Selah

Cross References

Psalm 136:22

It was a gift to his servants, the Israelites. His love continues forever.

Psalm 16:3

As for the godly people in the world, they are the wonderful ones I enjoy.

Isaiah 60:15

“You have been hated and left empty with no one passing through. But I will make you great from now on; you will be a place of happiness forever and ever.

Jeremiah 3:19

“I, the Lord, said, ‘How happy I would be to treat you as my own children and give you a pleasant land, a land more beautiful than that of any other nation.’ I thought you would call me ‘My Father’ and not turn away from me.

Ezekiel 20:6

At that time I promised them I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had found for them, a fertile land, the best land in the world.

Hosea 14:4

The Lord says, “I will forgive them for leaving me and will love them freely, because I am not angry with them anymore.

Amos 6:8

The Lord God made this promise; the Lord God All-Powerful says: “I hate the pride of the Israelites, and I hate their strong buildings, so I will let the enemy take the city and everything in it.”

Amos 8:7

The Lord has sworn by his name, the Pride of Jacob, “I will never forget everything that these people did.

Nahum 2:2

Destroyers have destroyed God’s people and ruined their vines, but the Lord will bring back Jacob’s greatness like Israel’s greatness.

Malachi 1:2

The Lord said, “I have loved you.” But you ask, “How have you loved us?” The Lord said, “Esau and Jacob were brothers. I loved Jacob,

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray also that you will have greater understanding in your heart so you will know the hope to which he has called us and that you will know how rich and glorious are the blessings God has promised his holy people.

Deuteronomy 11:12

It is a land the Lord your God cares for. His eyes are on it continually, and he watches it from the beginning of the year to the end.

Deuteronomy 33:3

The Lord surely loves his people and takes care of all those who belong to him. They bow down at his feet, and they are taught by him.

1 Peter 1:4

Now we hope for the blessings God has for his children. These blessings, which cannot be destroyed or be spoiled or lose their beauty, are kept in heaven for you.