MANNAFEST

For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

KJV

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ASV

For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.

WEB

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.

YLT

For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.

DBT

ForGod will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it:

About this book

Old Testament

PsalmsThe canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author
David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date
Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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