rising splendidly,
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion on the slopes of the north
is the city of the great King.(A)

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Beautiful(A) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[a](B) is Mount Zion,(C)
    the city of the Great King.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

Final Judgment and Joyous Restoration

66 This is what the Lord says:

Heaven(A) is My throne,(B)
and earth is My footstool.(C)
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?(D)

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Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?

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22 And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne(A) and by Him who sits on it.(B)

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22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.(A)

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49 Heaven is My throne,
and earth My footstool.
What sort of house will you build for Me?
says the Lord,
or what is My resting place?

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49 “‘Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool.(A)
What kind of house will you build for me?
says the Lord.
    Or where will my resting place be?

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Truthful Speech

12 Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath.(A) Your “yes” must be “yes,” and your “no” must be “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:12 Other mss read fall into hypocrisy

12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.(A)

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