Psalms 147:13
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
- KJV
- For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
- WEB
- For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
- ASV
- For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
- DARBY
- For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;
- BLB
- For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you.
- ÅB
- For han har gjort dine portstenger faste, han har velsignet dine barn i deg.
- OTB
- For Han har styrket bommene i dine porter;
Han har velsignet dine barn i deg. - B1930
- For han har gjort dine portstenger faste, han har velsignet dine barn i dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 128:3–6
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:3–5
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Read in contextPsalms 115:14–15
The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:19–20
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
Read in contextPsalms 144:12
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
Read in contextPsalms 125:2
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Read in contextNehemiah 12:30
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Read in contextLamentations 2:8–9
The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
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