Psalms 147:2

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Psalms 147:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!

2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.

3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.

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Psalms 51:18

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalms 102:13

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.

Psalms 102:14

For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.

Psalms 102:15

So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.

Psalms 102:16

For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.

Nehemiah 3:1

At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

Nehemiah 3:2

The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.

Nehemiah 3:3

The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

Nehemiah 3:4

Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.

Nehemiah 3:5

Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.

Nehemiah 3:6

The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

Nehemiah 3:7

Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.

Nehemiah 3:8

Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to him, Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Nehemiah 3:9

Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;

Nehemiah 3:10

next to him, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house; and next to him, Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs.

Nehemiah 3:11

Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.

Nehemiah 3:12

And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.

Nehemiah 3:13

The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

Nehemiah 3:14

The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

Nehemiah 3:15

The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

Nehemiah 3:16

Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.

Nehemiah 7:4

Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

Isaiah 14:32

What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”

Isaiah 62:7

nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.

Jeremiah 31:4

Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.

Daniel 9:25

Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Psalms 102:20

to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

Psalms 102:21

that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,

Psalms 102:22

when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.

Deuteronomy 30:3

then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.

Ezra 2:64

The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

Ezra 2:65

in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.

Ezra 8:1

These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

Ezra 8:2

from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush

Ezra 8:3

of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;

Ezra 8:4

from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;

Ezra 8:5

from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

Ezra 8:6

from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;

Ezra 8:7

from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;

Ezra 8:8

from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;

Ezra 8:9

from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

Ezra 8:10

from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;

Ezra 8:11

from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;

Ezra 8:12

from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;

Ezra 8:13

from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;

Ezra 8:14

and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.

Isaiah 11:11

On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Isaiah 11:12

He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Isaiah 27:13

And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 56:8

Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”

Jeremiah 32:37

I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety.

Ezekiel 36:24

For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.

Ezekiel 36:25

I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Ezekiel 36:26

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Ezekiel 36:28

Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:29

I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.

Ezekiel 36:30

I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.

Ezekiel 36:31

Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.

Ezekiel 36:32

It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you. Be ashamed and disgraced for your ways, O house of Israel!

Ezekiel 36:33

This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:34

The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through.

Ezekiel 36:35

Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’

Ezekiel 36:36

Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.

Ezekiel 36:37

This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.

Ezekiel 36:38

Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

Ezekiel 37:21

you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.

Ezekiel 37:22

I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.

Ezekiel 37:23

They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 37:24

My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

Ezekiel 37:26

And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.

Ezekiel 37:27

My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Ezekiel 37:28

Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”

Ezekiel 38:8

After a long time you will be summoned. In the latter years you will enter a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and all now dwell securely.

Ezekiel 39:27

When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them out of the lands of their enemies, I will show My holiness in them in the sight of many nations.

Ezekiel 39:28

Then they will know that I am the LORD their God, when I regather them to their own land, not leaving any of them behind after their exile among the nations.

Ephesians 2:12

remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:14

For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

Ephesians 2:15

by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

Ephesians 2:16

and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.

Ephesians 2:17

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Ephesians 2:18

For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

Ephesians 2:19

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,