Psalms
Psalm 51:18
18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Your good pleasure | בִ֭רְצוֹנְךָ | ḇir·ṣō·wn·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will |
| cause Zion | צִיּ֑וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| to prosper | הֵיטִ֣יבָה | hê·ṭî·ḇāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| build up | תִּ֝בְנֶ֗ה | tiḇ·neh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| the walls | חוֹמ֥וֹת | ḥō·w·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H2346 wall |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 102:16 · Philippians 2:13 · Zechariah 2:5 · Ephesians 1:5 · Psalm 122:6–9 · Luke 12:32 · 2 Thessalonians 1:11 · Isaiah 51:3 · Isaiah 62:6–7 · Isaiah 62:1 · Psalm 25:22 · Nehemiah 2:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.