Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer disgrace.”
Psalm 51:18 - Revised Standard Version Do good to Zion in thy good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Common English Bible Do good things for Zion by your favor. Rebuild Jerusalem’s walls. |
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer disgrace.”
Then I said, “Lo, I come; in the roll of the book it is written of me;
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah; and his servants shall dwell there and possess it;
For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in.
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her vindication goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.
“You that have escaped from the sword, go, stand not still! Remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind:
Know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
A day for the building of your walls! In that day the boundary shall be far extended.
For I will be to her a wall of fire round about, says the Lord, and I will be the glory within her.’ ”
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ
for God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power,