Psalms 72:7 Cross References - NSB

⁷ In his day the righteous will flourish. There will be abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

²⁵ As long as he lived, the people throughout Judah and Israel lived in safety. Each family had its own grapevines and fig trees.

⁸ »The word of Jehovah came to me, saying: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my name. This is because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. ⁹ »‘You will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon (peace), and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

¹² Righteous people flourish like palm trees and grow tall like the cedars in Lebanon.

¹⁵ I will greatly bless all that Zion needs. I will satisfy its needy people with food. ¹⁶ I will clothe its priests with salvation. Then its godly ones will sing joyfully. ¹⁷ There I will make the horn of David grow (give mighty power to David). I will prepare a lamp (light) for my anointed one. ¹⁸ I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on my anointed one will shine.

⁴ Then he will judge disputes between nations and settle matters between many people. They will beat (hammer) their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not fight against each other, and they will not learn war anymore.

⁶ The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the young lion and the well-fed animal together. A little boy will lead them. ⁷ Also the cow and the bear will graze. Their young will lie down together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox. ⁸ The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra. The weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den. ⁹ They will not hurt or destroy in my entire holy mountain. This is because the earth will be full of the knowledge of Jehovah just as the waters cover the sea.

³ Their eyes and ears will be open to the needs of the people. ⁴ They will not be impatient any longer, but they will act with understanding and will pay attention to the needs of the people. ⁵ No one will think that a fool is honorable or say that a scoundrel is honest. ⁶ A fool speaks foolishly and thinks up evil things to do. He promotes wickedness and what he says insults Jehovah. He never feeds the hungry or gives thirsty people anything to drink. ⁷ As for a rogue, his weapons are evil. He devises wicked schemes to destroy the afflicted with slander, even though the needy one speaks what is right. ⁸ But the noble man devises noble plans. He stands firm for what is honorable.

¹⁵ The Spirit will be poured out upon us from on high. Then the wilderness will be turned into a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered a forest. ¹⁶ Then justice will live in the wilderness, and righteousness will be at home in the fertile field. ¹⁷ An act of righteousness will bring about peace and security forever. ¹⁸ My people will live in a peaceful place, in safe homes and quiet places of rest. ¹⁹ The forest will be flattened because of hail, and the city will be completely leveled. ²⁰ Blessed are those who plant beside every stream and those who let cattle and donkeys roam freely.

⁶ For unto us a child is born. Unto us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. ⁷ Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will accomplish this.

¹ The desert will rejoice, and flowers will bloom in the wastelands. ² The desert will sing and shout for joy! It will be beautiful like the Lebanon Mountains. It will be fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon. Everyone will see Jehovah’s splendor. They will see his greatness and power. ³ Strengthen the tired hands and the knees that tremble with weakness. ⁴ Tell the discouraged ones with anxious heart: »Be strong and do not be afraid! God is coming to your rescue! He is coming to punish your enemies.« ⁵ Then the blind will be able to see, and the deaf will hear. ⁶ The lame will leap and dance, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Streams of water will flow through the desert plain. ⁷ The parched ground will become a lake, and dry land will be filled with springs. Marsh grass and reeds will grow where jackals used to live. ⁸ There will be a highway there, called: »The Road of Holiness.« No sinner will ever travel that road. No fools will mislead those who follow it. ⁹ No lions will be there. No fierce animals will pass that way! Those whom Jehovah has rescued will travel home by that road. ¹⁰ They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever. They will be forever free from sorrow and grief.

¹¹ »O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with sapphires. ¹² »I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones. ¹³ »Your sons will all be taught by Jehovah. Your sons will have an abundance of peace. ¹⁴ »You will be established in righteousness. Tyranny will be far from you. You will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed and it will not come near you. ¹⁵ »If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing. Whoever attacks you will surrender to you.« ¹⁶ »I created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. I also created the destroyer who will work havoc. ¹⁷ »Weapons forged against you will not prevail! You will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah and this is their vindication from me,« declares Jehovah.

¹⁰ »As the rain and the snow come down from the sky, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, ¹¹ so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. ¹² »You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. ¹³ »Instead of the thornbush the pine tree will grow. Instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for Jehovah’s fame. It will be for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.«

¹ »Arise O woman and shine! Your light has come, and the glory of Jehovah beams on you.

²² »The smallest of them will become a thousand. The weakest of them will become a mighty nation. At the right time I, Jehovah, will make it happen quickly.«

³ to present a garland, instead of ashes, to those who mourn in Zion, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. They will be called oaks of righteousness. They are the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified. ⁴ They will rebuild the ancient ruins. They will raise up the former devastations. And they will repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. ⁵ »Strangers will stand and shepherd your flocks. Foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers. ⁶ »You will be called the priests of Jehovah. You will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, you will boast in their riches.

¹⁰ I will rejoice greatly in Jehovah. I will exult in my God for he has clothed me with garments of salvation. He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. ¹¹ For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.

⁴⁴ »In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. Its sovereignty will not be entrusted to another people. It will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms and it will stand forever!

² »The sun of righteousness with it’s healing will shine on you who respect my name and obey me. You will be free and paw the ground like fat calves.«

³³ »He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will not end.«

¹⁴ »Glory to God in the highest. Peace on earth among men with whom he is pleased.«

³² The congregation that believed was of one heart and mind. No one claimed his or her own possessions for everything was common property.

¹⁴ For he is our peace, who made both (Jews and Gentiles) one, and broke down the middle barrier of partition. ¹⁵ Christ abolished in his flesh the enmity (ill will), which the law of commandments contained in ordinances. That [way] he might create one new man, out of the two, with himself establishing peace. ¹⁶ So he reconciled them both in one body to God through the stake. He put to death the enmity (antagonism) (hostility). ¹⁷ He came and preached peace to you who were far off, and peace to those who were near.