Psalm 132:13-18 Part 2 of 4

For the LORD has chosen Jerusalem;

    he has desired it for his home.

"This is my resting place forever," he said.

    "I will live here, for this is the home I desired.

I will bless this city and make it prosperous;

    I will satisfy its poor with food.

I will clothe its priests with godliness;

    its faithful servants will sing for joy.

Here I will increase the power of David;

    my anointed one will be a light for my people.

I will clothe his enemies with shame,

    but he will be a glorious king." 

     

"I will bless this city and make it prosperous; I will satisfy its poor with food."

Psalm 107:8-9

Let them praise the LORD for his great love

    and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

For he satisfies the thirsty

    and fills the hungry with good things.  (see Psalm 107:4-9)

Psalm 147:14  

He sends peace across your nation

    and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.  (see all Psalm 147)

Deuteronomy 32:13-14  

"He let them ride over the highlands

    and feast on the crops of the fields.

He nourished them with honey from the rock

    and olive oil from the stony ground.

He fed them yogurt from the herd

    and milk from the flocks,

    together with the fat of lambs.

He gave them choice rams from Bashan, and goats,

    together with the choicest wheat.

You drank the finest wine,

    made from the juice of grapes."  (see all Deuteronomy 32)

 

"I will clothe the priests with godliness; its faithful servants will sing for joy."  

2 Chronicles 6:41  

"And now arise, O LORD God, and enter your resting place,

    along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.

May your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation;

    may your loyal servants rejoice in your goodness."  (see all 2 Chronicles 6)

Job 8:20-21  

"But look, God will not reject a person of integrity,

    nor will he lend a hand to the wicked.

He will once again fill your mouth with laughter

    and your lips with shouts of joy."  (see all Job 8)

Psalm 149:5  

Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.

    Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.  (see all Psalm 149) 

     

(parentheses are mine)

 

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