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Psalms 102:21

that men may declare Yahweh’s name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

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  • WEB World English Bible

    that men may declare Yahweh’s name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

  • KJV King James Version

    To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    (102-22) That men may tell of the name of the LORD in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem;

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Cross-references (8)

Passages linked to Psalms 102:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Psalms 22:22 I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the assembly, I will praise you.
  • Psalms 9:13-14 Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death, that I may show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
  • Psalms 51:14-15 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.
  • Psalms 79:13 So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.
  • Isaiah 51:11 Those ransomed by Yahweh will return, and come with singing to Zion. Everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
  • Ephesians 3:21 to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
  • 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
  • Ephesians 2:4-7 But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 21 That the name of Jehovah may be declared…

21 That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion Here is celebrated a still more ample and richer fruit of this deliverance than has been previously mentioned, which is, that the Jews would not only be united into one body to give thanks to God, but that, when brought back to their own country, they would also gather kings and nations into the same unity of faith, and into the same divine worship with themselves. At that time it was a thing altogether incredible, not only that the praises of God should within a short period resound, as in the days of old, in that temple which was burnt and completely overthrown, but also that the nations should resort thither from all quarters, and be associated together in the service of God with the Jews, who were then like a putrefied carcase. The prophet, to inspire the people with the hope of returning to their own land, argues that it was impossible that the place which God had chosen for himself should be left in perpetual desolation; and declares, that so far from this being the case there would be new matter for praising God, inasmuch as His name would be worshipped by all nations, and the Church would consist not of one nation only, but of the whole world. This we know has been fulfilled under the administration of Christ, as was announced in prophecy by the holy patriarch,

“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the Gentiles be,” (Genesis 49:10.)

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But as the prophets are wont, in celebrating the deliverance from the Babylonish captivity, to extend it to the coming of Christ, the inspired bard in this place does not lay hold on merely a part of the subject, but carries forward the grace of God, even to its consummation. And although it was not necessary that all who were converted to Christ should go up to Jerusalem, yet following the manner of expression usual with the prophets, he has laid down the observance of the divine worship which was appointed under the law, as a mark of true godliness. Farther, we may learn from this passage, that the name of God is never better celebrated than when true religion is extensively propagated, and when the Church increases, which on that account is called,

“The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified,” (Isaiah 61:3.)

John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.

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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That they being delivered might publish and celebrate the…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain When the people are gathered together,.... When the people…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain To declare - That they might publish the name…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 21. To declare the name of the Lord]…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain To declare the name of the Lord in Zion…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 21. To declare the name of the Lord in…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. To declare] R.V. That men may declare: either…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain To declare the Name of the Lord in Zion;…
Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 21. To declare the name of the LORD…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 proclaim the name of Yahweh in Zion and his…

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