The petition 'so that the name of the LORD may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem' returns to the theme of witnessing and public acknowledgment, now cast as the result of divine deliverance. The 'name' of the Lord—God's revealed character and identity—is 'declared' (sipur) in the very place where God has acted, making Zion the theater of divine self-revelation. The parallelism of 'praise in Jerusalem' emphasizes that the entire city becomes the site of liturgical response to divine mercy. This verse articulates the logic of the biblical covenant: God acts in history not for its own sake but so that God's name may be known and praised throughout creation. The connection between deliverance and proclamation is essential; without witnesses and without the transmission of testimony through praise, the act of salvation remains incomplete or isolated.

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