Psalm 47:4

New English Translation

He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves. (Selah)

Cross References

Psalm 136:22

as an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures,

Psalm 16:3

As for God’s chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much –

Isaiah 60:15

You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations.

Jeremiah 3:19

“I thought to myself, ‘Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ I thought you would call me, ‘Father’ and would never cease being loyal to me.

Ezekiel 20:6

On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt to a land which I had picked out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

Hosea 14:4

“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger will turn away from them.

Amos 6:8

The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking: “I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”

Amos 8:7

The Lord confirms this oath by the arrogance of Jacob: “I swear I will never forget all you have done!

Nahum 2:2

For the Lord will restore the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though their enemies have plundered them and have destroyed their fields.

Malachi 1:2

“I have shown love to you,” says the Lord, but you say, “How have you shown love to us?” “Esau was Jacob’s brother,” the Lord explains, “yet I chose Jacob

Matthew 25:34

Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Ephesians 1:18

– since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened – so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Deuteronomy 11:12

a land the Lord your God looks after. He is constantly attentive to it from the beginning to the end of the year.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Surely he loves the people; all your holy ones are in your power. And they sit at your feet, each receiving your words.

1 Peter 1:4

that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,