Mazmur 2:6

2:6 “I myself ¹  have installed ²  my king

on Zion, my holy hill.”

Mazmur 9:11

9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules ³  in Zion!

Tell the nations what he has done! ⁴ 

Mazmur 48:12

48:12 Walk around ⁵  Zion! Encircle it!

Count its towers!

Mazmur 51:18

51:18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! ⁶ 

Fortify ⁷  the walls of Jerusalem! ⁸ 

Mazmur 87:2

87:2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

Mazmur 132:13

132:13 Certainly ⁹  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ¹⁰ 

Yesaya 12:6

12:6 Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,

for the Holy One of Israel ¹¹  acts mightily ¹²  among you!”

Yesaya 59:20

59:20 “A protector ¹³  comes to Zion,

to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” ¹⁴  says the Lord.

Mikha 4:2

4:2 Many nations will come, saying,

“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,

to the temple ¹⁵  of Jacob’s God,

so he can teach us his commands ¹⁶ 

and we can live by his laws.” ¹⁷ 

For Zion will be the source of instruction;

the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem. ¹⁸ 

Roma 9:33

9:33 just as it is written,

“Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble

and a rock that will make them fall, ¹⁹ 

yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.” ²⁰ 

Ibrani 12:22

12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city ²¹  of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly

Wahyu 14:1

An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000

14:1 Then ²²  I looked, and here was ²³  the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

[2:6]  ¹ tn The first person pronoun appears before the first person verbal form for emphasis, reflected in the translation by “myself.”

[2:6]  ² tn Or perhaps “consecrated.”

[9:11]  ³ tn Heb “sits” (i.e., enthroned, and therefore ruling – see v. 4). Another option is to translate as “lives” or “dwells.”

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “declare among the nations his deeds.”

[48:12]  ⁵ tn The verb forms in vv. 12-13 are plural; the entire Judahite community is addressed.

[51:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”

[51:18]  ⁷ tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

[51:18]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[132:13]  ⁹ tn Or “for.”

[132:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

[12:6]  ¹¹ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[12:6]  ¹² tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality.

[59:20]  ¹³ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[59:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and to those who turn from rebellion in Jacob.”

[4:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[4:2]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “ways.”

[4:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”

[4:2]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “instruction [or, “law”] will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”

[4:2]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:33]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.”

[9:33]  ²⁰ sn A quotation from Isa 28:16; 8:14.

[12:22]  ²¹ tn Grk “and the city”; the conjunction is omitted in translation since it seems to be functioning epexegetically – that is, explaining further what is meant by “Mount Zion.”

[14:1]  ²² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:1]  ²³ tn The phrase “and here was” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).