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Psalms 147:2
2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; he gathers Israel’s exiled people.
Psalms 147:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
Context of Psalms 147:2
1Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely. The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; he gathers Israel’s exiled people. 3He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. 4He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them.
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:2 word by word
בּוֹנֵ֣ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה נִדְחֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל יְכַנֵּֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 147:2
- Psalms 51:18In your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build the walls of Jerusalem.
- Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her — the appointed time has come.
- Nehemiah 3:1The high priest Eliashib and his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated it.
- Nehemiah 7:4The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.
- Isaiah 14:32What answer will be given to the messengers from that nation? The Lord has founded Zion, and his oppressed people find refuge in her.
- Isaiah 61:7In place of your shame, you will have a double portion; in place of disgrace, they will rejoice over their share. So they will possess double in their land, and eternal joy will be theirs.
- Jeremiah 31:4Again I will build you so that you will be rebuilt, Virgin Israel. You will take up your tambourines again and go out in joyful dancing.
- Daniel 9:25Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until an Anointed One, the ruler, will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with a plaza and a moat, but in difficult times.
- Matthew 16:18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
- Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to set free those condemned to die,
- Deuteronomy 30:3then he will restore your fortunes, have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you.
- Ezra 2:64The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360
- Ezra 8:1These are the family heads and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
- Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend his hand a second time to recover the remnant of his people who survive — from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west.
- Isaiah 27:13On that day a great ram’s horn will be blown, and those lost in the land of Assyria will come, as well as those dispersed in the land of Egypt; and they will worship the Lord at Jerusalem on the holy mountain.
- Isaiah 56:8This is the declaration of the Lord God, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
Commentaries on Psalms 147:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord doth build up Jerusalem - He builds up the walls; he restores the city; he has caused the temple to be reconstructed. This language would be applicable to a return from the captivity. There may be an allusion here to the language in Psalm 102:16: “When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.” See the notes at that passage. What is there spoken of as what would be in the future is here spoken of as accomplished, and as a ground…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-6The psalmist remembers how the Lord restored Jerusalem and brought back his people who had suffered in exile.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. (Compare Psa 107:3; Is 11:12).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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