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Psalms 147:12
12Glorify 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 takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might. 11No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love. Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! 13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls. 14He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:12 word by word
שַׁבְּחִ֣י יְ֭רוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה הַֽלְלִ֖י אֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ צִיּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 147:12
- Psalms 135:19O Israel, praise the Lord! O priests—descendants of Aaron—praise the Lord!
- Psalms 146:10The Lord will reign forever. He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations. Praise the Lord!
- Psalms 149:2O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.
- Isaiah 12:6Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.”
- Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!
- Joel 2:23Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring.
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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