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Psalm 102:21

that men may declare the LORD’s name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

19for he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, the LORD saw the earth,
20to hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,
21that men may declare the LORD’s name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,
22when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
23He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.
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Zion and Jerusalem give praise a public home: the prayer looks from prisoners’ groans toward people declaring the name of the God who hears them.

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Where else Scripture says this

10 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 22:22I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.Both passages join declaring God’s name with praising him where others are gathered.
Psalm 135:1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise him, you servants of the LORD,The LORD’s name is central to both passages, which speak of people praising him.
Exodus 34:5The LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the LORD’s name.Both texts speak of proclaiming the LORD’s name, with God proclaiming it in Exodus and people declaring it in the psalm.
Isaiah 51:11Those ransomed by the LORD will return, and come with singing to Zion. Everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and …Both passages connect the LORD’s rescue with praise or singing in Zion.
1 Kings 8:1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to King Solomon …Jerusalem and Zion are named in both texts, as the setting for praise in the psalm and Solomon’s assembly in Kings.
Psalm 51:14–15Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.Both prayers connect deliverance with spoken or sung praise, though Psalm 51 names deliverance from the guilt of bloodshed.
Ephesians 3:21to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.Both passages speak of honor given to God among his gathered people.
Psalm 79:13So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.Both passages describe praise offered to God by his people, with Psalm 79 extending that praise across generations.
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out …Both passages connect God’s saving action with people proclaiming who he is.
Ephesians 2:4–7But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,The shared thread is God himself: the psalm speaks of his praise, while Ephesians names his mercy and love.
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Encouragement

The prayer looks toward praise in Jerusalem, even as the speaker faces weakened strength and shortened days. His hope for shared worship remains within his lament.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).