Bible Strands
Psalms 53:6
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the gathered people of Israel immediately after describing God’s judgment on their besiegers.
The words — מִ֥י (mi) = who? and יְשֻׁעוֹת (ye.shu.'ot) = salvations, framing the verse as a rhetorical question expecting a divine answer.
The thread — The same petition appears in Psalms 14:7, Jeremiah 30:18, and Isaiah 12:6, consistently linking Zion, captive restoration, and national rejoicing.
Why it lands — The text commands Jacob and Israel to rejoice when God reverses their captivity, establishing collective joy as the direct response to divine intervention. It asks the reader to anchor expectation in God’s future action rather than current circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Cross-references
- Psalms 14:7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
- Jeremiah 30:18 This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
- Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Nehemiah 12:43 On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
- Psalms 106:46 He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
- Psalms 126:1 A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
- Isaiah 12:1 In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Isaiah 14:32 What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
- Ezra 3:11 And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
- Psalms 85:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.