New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 147:12
12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your 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 does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. 11The Lord favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! 13For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you. 14He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you 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 the Lord; O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;
- Psalms 146:10The Lord will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel be glad in his Maker; Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 52:7How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- Joel 2:23So rejoice, O sons of Zion, And be glad in the Lord your God; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication. And He has poured down for you the rain, The early and latter rain as before.
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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