Psalm 51:18
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18 Look with favor on Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalm 102:16
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16 For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem.
He will appear in his glory.
Philippians 2:13
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13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
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Ephesians 1:5
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5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
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Luke 12:32
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32 “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.
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Psalm 122:6-9
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6 Pray for peace in Jerusalem.
May all who love this city prosper.
7 O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls
and prosperity in your palaces.
8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say,
“May you have peace.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.
2 Thessalonians 1:11
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11 So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.
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Psalm 25:22
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22 O God, ransom Israel
from all its troubles.
Ephesians 1:9
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9 God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan.
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2 Corinthians 11:28-29
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28 Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger?
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Zechariah 2:5
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5 Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the Lord. And I will be the glory inside the city!’”
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Micah 7:11
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11 In that day, Israel, your cities will be rebuilt,
and your borders will be extended.
Daniel 9:25
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25 Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven[a] will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler—the Anointed One[b]—comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses,[c] despite the perilous times.
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Jeremiah 51:50
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50 Get out, all you who have escaped the sword!
Do not stand and watch—flee while you can!
Remember the Lord, though you are in a far-off land,
and think about your home in Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 62:6-7
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6 O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
they will pray day and night, continually.
Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord.
7 Give the Lord no rest until he completes his work,
until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.
Isaiah 62:1
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Isaiah’s Prayer for Jerusalem
62 Because I love Zion,
I will not keep still.
Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem,
I cannot remain silent.
I will not stop praying for her
until her righteousness shines like the dawn,
and her salvation blazes like a burning torch.
Isaiah 58:12
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12 Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities.
Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls
and a restorer of homes.
Isaiah 51:3
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3 The Lord will comfort Israel[a] again
and have pity on her ruins.
Her desert will blossom like Eden,
her barren wilderness like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness will be found there.
Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.
Psalm 147:2
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2 The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem
and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
Psalm 137:5-6
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5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I fail to remember you,
if I don’t make Jerusalem my greatest joy.
Psalm 69:35
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35 For God will save Jerusalem[a]
and rebuild the towns of Judah.
His people will live there
and settle in their own land.
Footnotes
- 69:35 Hebrew Zion.
Nehemiah 2:17
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17 But now I said to them, “You know very well what trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and end this disgrace!”
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