Psalms 69:35

Psalms 69:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
• New International Version (NIV)for God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will settle there and possess it;
• English Standard Version (ESV)For God will save Zion and build up the cities of Judah, and people shall dwell there and possess it;
• New King James Version (NKJV)For God will save Zion And build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it.

Context of Psalms 69:35

33For the Lord listens to the prayers of poor people. He does not forget to help his people when they are prisoners. 34Heaven and earth should praise him! The seas and everything that lives in them should praise him! For God will rescue Zion's people. He will build again Judah's cities. Then his people will live there. The land will belong to them again. 36Then the descendants of his servants will have the land for themselves. The people who love God will live there safely.

Psalms 69:35 word by word

כִּ֤י אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ י֘וֹשִׁ֤יעַ צִיּ֗וֹן וְ֭יִבְנֶה עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ שָׁ֝֗ם וִירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• will saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• and will buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• that they may dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• there, and have it in possessionיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423

Cross-references for Psalms 69:35

• Psalms 51:18God, please be kind and help Zion. Make the walls of Jerusalem strong again.
• Psalms 102:13You will soon be kind to Zion again. Now it is time to forgive her. Yes, the time is now right for you to do that.
• Psalms 147:12Jerusalem's people, praise the Lord! Yes, Zion's people, praise your God!
• Isaiah 14:32When a foreign nation sends a message, what should we say? Say that the Lord has made Zion very strong. When his people have trouble, they will be safe there.
• Isaiah 44:26But I do the things that my servants say will happen. I show that my prophets' messages are true. I say about Jerusalem, “People will live there again.” I say about the towns in Judah, “I will cause people to build them again, so that they are no longer heaps of stones.”
• Isaiah 46:13But now I am ready to rescue you, and I will show you what is right. This will soon happen! I will save the people in Zion. I will make Israel great and beautiful.’
• Revelation 14:1Then I looked again and I saw the Lamb. He was standing on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. There were 144,000 people there with him. The Lamb's name and his Father's name were written on the front of those people's heads.
• Psalms 48:11Because you judge people in a right way, Mount Zion and all the towns of Judah will be happy.
• Ezekiel 36:35They will say, ‘This land was like a desert, but now it is like the Garden of Eden. People now live in the cities that had become heaps of stones. The cities now have strong walls.’
• Jeremiah 33:10The Lord says, “You say that this place is like a desert, and no people or animals live here. But I tell you that people will return to live here. You will hear the voices of people in the streets of Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah that are now empty.

Commentaries on Psalms 69:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35God will save Zion - This fixes the Psalm to the time of the captivity. There was no Zion belonging to the Jews in the time of Saul, when those suppose the Psalm to be written who make David the author; for David after he came to the throne, won the stronghold of Zion from the Jebusites. 2 Samuel 5:7; 1 Chronicles 11:5. Will build the cities of Judah - This refers to the return from the captivity, when all the destroyed cities should be rebuilt, and the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35For God will save Zion - See the notes at Psalm 51:18. That is, he will save his people; he will protect and defend them. This expresses the confident assurance of the psalmist that, whatever might be the existing troubles, God would not forsake his people, but would interpose in their behalf. And will build the cities of Judah - Though they may now lie waste, or be desolate. See the notes at Psalm 51:18. The general idea here is, that God would be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-36Verses 30-36 The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us, that humble and thankful praises are more pleasing to God than the most costly, pompous sacrifices. The humble shall look to him, and be glad; those that seek him through Christ shall live and be comforted. God will do great things for the gospel church, in which let all who wish well to it rejoice. A seed shall…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-36The psalmist prays for Zion, offering a new petition from a new circumstance. He applies the prayer (Psalm 69:1–33) to the desperate condition of Judah (see 51:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3634-36. The call on the universe for praise is well sustained by the prediction of the perpetual and extended blessings which shall come upon the covenant-people of God. Though, as usual, the imagery is taken from terms used of Palestine, the whole tenor of the context indicates that the spiritual privileges and blessings of the Church are meant.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 69:35

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blessing
• Church
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love

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Commentaries on Psalms 69

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings