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18Do good{H8685)} in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build{H8799)} thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalms 51:18 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Psalms 102:16

    When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

  • Ephesians 1:5

    Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

  • Luke 12:32

    Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

  • Psalms 122:6-9

    Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. …

  • Philippians 2:13

    For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 14-19)

I. David prays against the guilt of sin, and prays for the grace of God, enforcing both petitions from a plea taken from the glory of God, which he promises with thankfulness to show forth. 1. He prays against the guilt of sin, that he might be delivered from that, and promises that then he would praise God, Ps. 51:14. The particular sin he prays against is blood-guiltiness, the sin he had now bee…

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