American Standard Version
Psalms 147:12
12Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem;Praise thy God, O Zion.
Psalms 147:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
- New International Version (NIV)Extol the Lord, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
Context of Psalms 147:12
10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness. Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion. 13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee. 14He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:12 word by word
שַׁבְּחִ֣י יְ֭רוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה הַֽלְלִ֖י אֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ צִיּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 147:12
- Psalms 135:19O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah: O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah:
- Psalms 146:10Jehovah will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Jehovah.
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of thee is the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- Joel 2:23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.
Commentaries on Psalms 147:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem - In addition to this general praise in which all may unite, there are special reasons why Jerusalem and its inhabitants should praise God: just as now, in addition to the general reasons pertaining to all people why they should praise God, there are special reasons why Christians - why his redeemed people - should do it. What those reasons, as pertaining to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, were, is specified in the following…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 The church, like Jerusalem of old, built up and preserved by the wisdom, power, and goodness of God, is exhorted to praise him for all the benefits and blessings vouchsafed to her; and these are represented by his favours in the course of nature. The thawing word may represent the gospel of Christ, and the thawing wind the Spirit of Christ; for the Spirit is compared to the wind, Joh 3:8. Converting grace softens the heart that was hard…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20The psalmist calls for the Lord to be praised for restoring and blessing Zion, caring for the poor, displaying his power over nature, and revealing himself to his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. (Compare Psa 92:1; 135:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 147
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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