New Living Translation
Psalms 147:14
14He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
Psalms 147:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
- New International Version (NIV)He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He makes peace in your borders, And fills you with the finest wheat.
Context of Psalms 147:14
12Glorify 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. He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat. 15He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies! 16He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:14 word by word
הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵ֥ךְ שָׁל֑וֹם חֵ֥לֶב חִ֝טִּ֗ים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 147:14
- Psalms 29:11The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.
- Psalms 122:6Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.
- Leviticus 26:6“I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your enemies out of your land.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9But you will have a son who will be a man of peace. I will give him peace with his enemies in all the surrounding lands. His name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.
- Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 60:17I will exchange your bronze for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader and righteousness your ruler.
- Isaiah 66:12This is what the Lord says: “I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity. The wealth of the nations will flow to her. Her children will be nursed at her breasts, carried in her arms, and held on her lap.
- Zechariah 9:8I will guard my Temple and protect it from invading armies. I am watching closely to ensure that no more foreign oppressors overrun my people’s land.
- Psalms 132:11The Lord swore an oath to David with a promise he will never take back: “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
- Deuteronomy 8:7For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills.
- Ezekiel 27:17Judah and Israel traded for your wares, offering wheat from Minnith, figs, honey, olive oil, and balm.
- Psalms 81:16But I would feed you with the finest wheat. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.”
- Deuteronomy 32:14He fed them yogurt from the herd and milk from the flock, together with the fat of lambs. He gave them choice rams from Bashan, and goats, together with the choicest wheat. You drank the finest wine, made from the juice of grapes.
Commentaries on Psalms 147:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14He maketh peace in thy borders - Margin, he maketh thy border peace. The word border here refers to a boundary, and stands for all the domain or territory included within the boundaries of a country. The idea is that peace prevailed throughout the land. And filleth thee with the finest of the wheat - Margin, as in Hebrew, fat of wheat. Literally, “He satisfies thee with the fat of wheat.” There is no want of wheat, and that of the best kind. Compare the…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. 1414. maketh ... borders--or, territories (Ge 23:17; Is 54:12). filleth thee, &c.--(Compare Margin).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 14the best of the wheat Heb. חלב, lit. fat. The best, fat wheat kernels.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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