Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem. New Living Translation Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. English Standard Version Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem; Berean Standard Bible In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem. King James Bible Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. New King James Version Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. New American Standard Bible By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. NASB 1995 By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. NASB 1977 By Thy favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. Legacy Standard Bible By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. Amplified Bible By Your favor do good to Zion; May You rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Christian Standard Bible In your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build the walls of Jerusalem. Holman Christian Standard Bible In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build the walls of Jerusalem. American Standard Version Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Contemporary English Version Please be willing, Lord, to help the city of Zion and to rebuild its walls. English Revised Version Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. GOD'S WORD® Translation Favor Zion with your goodness. Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Good News Translation O God, be kind to Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. International Standard Version Show favor to Zion in your good pleasure; and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Majority Standard Bible In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem. NET Bible Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem! New Heart English Bible Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem. Webster's Bible Translation Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. World English Bible Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo good in Your good pleasure with Zion, "" You build the walls of Jerusalem. Young's Literal Translation Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem. Smith's Literal Translation Do Zion good in thy good will: thou wilt build the walls of Jerusalem. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDeal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Treat Zion kindly according to your good will; build up the walls of Jerusalem. New Revised Standard Version Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleDo good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do good in your pleasure to Zion and build the walls of Jerusalem. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. Brenton Septuagint Translation Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God…17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. 18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem. 19Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.… Cross References Nehemiah 1:3-4 And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” / When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Isaiah 58:12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling. Isaiah 61:4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. Jeremiah 29:7 Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.” Jeremiah 33:7 I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times. Amos 9:11 “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, 2 Chronicles 14:7 So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered. 2 Chronicles 33:14 After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah. Ezra 4:12 Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations. Daniel 9:16 O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us. Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... John 4:21 “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Treasury of Scripture Do good in your good pleasure to Zion: build you the walls of Jerusalem. Do Psalm 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Psalm 102:16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. Psalm 122:6-9 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee… thy Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Ephesians 1:5,9 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, … Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. build Nehemiah 2:17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. Isaiah 58:12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. Jump to Previous Build Building Favor Favour Good Jerusalem Pleasure Prosper Rebuild Walls ZionJump to Next Build Building Favor Favour Good Jerusalem Pleasure Prosper Rebuild Walls ZionPsalm 51 1. David prays for remission of sins, whereof he makes a deep confession6. He prays for sanctification 16. God delights not in sacrifice, but in sincerity 18. He prays for the church In Your good pleasure This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and benevolence of God. The Hebrew word for "good pleasure" is "רָצוֹן" (ratzon), which conveys a sense of favor, delight, or acceptance. In the context of Psalm 51, David is appealing to God's gracious nature, acknowledging that any restoration or blessing comes not from human merit but from God's own will and delight. Historically, this reflects the understanding of God's covenant relationship with Israel, where His favor is not earned but given out of His own loving character. cause Zion to prosper build up the walls of Jerusalem Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In Your good pleasure,בִ֭רְצוֹנְךָ (ḇir·ṣō·wn·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will cause Zion צִיּ֑וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem to prosper; הֵיטִ֣יבָה (hê·ṭî·ḇāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing build up תִּ֝בְנֶ֗ה (tiḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build the walls חוֹמ֥וֹת (ḥō·w·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 2346: A wall of protection of Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Links Psalm 51:18 NIVPsalm 51:18 NLT Psalm 51:18 ESV Psalm 51:18 NASB Psalm 51:18 KJV Psalm 51:18 BibleApps.com Psalm 51:18 Biblia Paralela Psalm 51:18 Chinese Bible Psalm 51:18 French Bible Psalm 51:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 51:18 Do well in your good pleasure (Psalm Ps Psa.) |