Psalm 51:18
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18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem;(A)
Psalm 102:16
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16 For the Lord will build up Zion;
he will appear in his glory.(A)
Philippians 2:13
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13 for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
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Ephesians 1:5
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5 He destined us[a] for adoption as his children[b] through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,(A)
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Luke 12:32
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32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.(A)
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Psalm 122:6-9
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6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.(A)
7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers.”
8 For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.(B)
2 Thessalonians 1:11
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11 To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith,
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Psalm 147:2
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2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.(A)
Psalm 25:22
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22 Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all its troubles.(A)
Ephesians 1:9
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9 he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,(A)
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2 Corinthians 11:28-29
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28 And, besides other things, I am under daily pressure because of my anxiety for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I am not indignant?(A)
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Zechariah 2:5
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5 For I will be a wall of fire all around it, says the Lord, and I will be the glory within it.”(A)
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Micah 7:11
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A Prophecy of Restoration
11 A day for the building of your walls!
On that day the boundary shall be far extended.(A)
Daniel 9:25
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25 Know therefore and understand: from the time that the word went out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the time of an anointed prince, there shall be seven weeks, and for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with streets and moat, but in a troubled time.(A)
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Jeremiah 51:50
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50 You survivors of the sword,
go; do not linger!
Remember the Lord in a distant land,
and let Jerusalem come into your mind:(A)
Isaiah 62:6-7
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6 Upon your walls, O Jerusalem,
I have posted sentinels;
all day and all night
they shall never be silent.
You who remind the Lord,
take no rest,(A)
7 and give him no rest
until he establishes Jerusalem
and makes it renowned throughout the earth.(B)
Isaiah 62:1
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The Vindication and Salvation of Zion
62 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her vindication shines out like the dawn
and her salvation like a burning torch.(A)
Isaiah 58:12
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12 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 live in.(A)
Isaiah 51:3
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3 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.(A)
Psalm 137:5-6
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5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand wither!
6 Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy.(A)
Psalm 69:35
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35 For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
and his servants shall live[a] there and possess it;(A)
Footnotes
- 69.35 Syr: Heb and they shall live
Nehemiah 2:17
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Decision to Restore the Walls
17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer suffer disgrace.”(A)
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