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Psalm 69:35
For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
33For the LORD hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people.
34Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
36The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.
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Zion’s promised rescue reaches into the cities of Judah, where the prospect of settling and owning land makes hope tangible: a place to call home.
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Isaiah 44:26who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited;’ and of the cities of Judah, …Both passages name the cities of Judah and promise that God will build places where people will live.
Psalm 51:18Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.Psalm 51 asks God to build Jerusalem’s walls; Psalm 69 declares that God will save Zion and build Judah’s cities.
Isaiah 46:13I bring my righteousness near. It is not far off, and my salvation will not wait. I will grant salvation to Zion, my glory to Israel.Both passages name Zion as the place where God promises to bring salvation.
Psalm 102:16For the LORD has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.Both passages connect Zion with God’s building work, with Psalm 69 anticipating it and Psalm 102 declaring it done.
Obadiah 1:17But in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.Both passages link rescue in Zion with people possessing a place of their own.
Psalm 48:11–13Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.Both passages name Zion and Judah, grounding hope or rejoicing in what God does.
Zechariah 1:17“Proclaim further, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies says: “My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion, and will again …Both passages promise God’s care for Zion and a renewed future for cities.
2 Chronicles 20:4Judah gathered themselves together to seek help from the LORD. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD.The cities of Judah appear in both: their people seek God’s help in Chronicles, and God promises to build them in Psalm 69.
Revelation 14:1I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written …Zion is the shared place name: Psalm 69 promises its rescue, while Revelation depicts the Lamb standing there with a named people.
Ezekiel 36:35–36They will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The waste, desolate, and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’Both passages picture cities becoming places where people live, with Ezekiel describing ruined cities as fortified and inhabited.
Jeremiah 42:10‘If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress …Both passages connect living in the land with God’s promise to build, though Jeremiah’s promise includes a condition.
Psalm 147:12–13Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!Both passages name Zion and turn attention to God, through promised rescue in Psalm 69 and praise in Psalm 147.
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The future described here rests on God’s action: he will save Zion and build Judah’s cities. His people’s hope includes a place to live.
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