Psalm 47:4

New Living Translation

He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves. Interlude

Cross References

Psalm 136:22

a special possession to his servant Israel. His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 16:3

The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!

Isaiah 60:15

“Though you were once despised and hated, with no one traveling through you, I will make you beautiful forever, a joy to all generations.

Jeremiah 3:19

“I thought to myself, ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’ and I wanted you never to turn from me.

Ezekiel 20:6

I took a solemn oath that day that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them—a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere.

Hosea 14:4

The Lord says, “Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.

Amos 6:8

The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says: “I despise the arrogance of Israel, and I hate their fortresses. I will give this city and everything in it to their enemies.”

Amos 8:7

Now the Lord has sworn this oath by his own name, the Pride of Israel: “I will never forget the wicked things you have done!

Nahum 2:2

Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah, the Lord will restore its honor. Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches, but he will restore its splendor.

Malachi 1:2

“I have always loved you,” says the Lord. But you retort, “Really? How have you loved us?” And the Lord replies, “This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor 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 creation of the world.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

Deuteronomy 11:12

a land that the Lord your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year!

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.

1 Peter 1:4

and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.