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Psalm 135:21

Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

19House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!
21Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
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Zion and Jerusalem give this closing praise a place: YHWH is blessed where he dwells, among the people summoned to praise him.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Ezra 7:15and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,Both name Jerusalem as God's dwelling place, with Ezra describing gifts offered to the God whom the psalm praises.
Psalm 132:14“This is my resting place forever. I will live here, for I have desired it.Both speak of God's dwelling, with Psalm 132 describing his resting place as desired and enduring forever.
Psalm 134:3May the LORD bless you from Zion, even he who made heaven and earth.Both connect blessing with Zion: Psalm 135 blesses the LORD, while Psalm 134 asks the LORD to bless his people.
Numbers 35:34You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, where I dwell; for I, the LORD, dwell among the children of Israel.’”Both speak of the LORD dwelling among Israel, with Numbers joining his presence to the command against defiling the land.
1 Chronicles 23:25For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.Both declare that the LORD dwells in Jerusalem, while David also speaks of rest given to his people.
Psalm 128:5May the LORD bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.Both name Zion and Jerusalem in words of blessing, though Psalm 128 seeks blessing from the LORD.
Psalm 132:13–14For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.Both connect Zion with the LORD's dwelling, and Psalm 132 states that he chose and desired it.
Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is great among you!”Both summon praise from Zion and speak of Israel's God as present there.
2 Chronicles 6:6but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’Both give Jerusalem a place in God's relationship with Israel, through his dwelling there and his choice to put his name there.
2 Chronicles 6:2But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”Both speak of a dwelling for God, with Chronicles describing a house built for him to dwell in forever.
Jeremiah 8:19Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: “Isn’t the LORD in Zion? Isn’t her King in her?” “Why have they …Both link the LORD's presence with Zion, though Jeremiah records anguish and God's anger over idols.
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Encouragement

Praise has a firm ground here: YHWH dwells in Jerusalem. The people summoned to bless him worship the God who dwells among them.

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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).