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Psalm 147:12-20
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 147:12-20
New Catholic Bible
12 [a]Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Glorify your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.[b]
14 He brings peace to your borders
and fills you with the finest of wheat.[c]
15 He sends a command to the earth;
his word runs with utmost speed.
16 He gives the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.[d]
17 He hurls down his hail like crumbs;
who can withstand his cold?[e]
18 He sends his word, and the ice melts;
he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 [f]He has revealed his word to Jacob,
his decrees and his judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done this for the other nations;
they are not aware of his judgments.
Alleluia.
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:12 The psalmist stresses that God is to be praised because he has brought about restoration, security, peace, and prosperity, for he alone commands the forces of nature.
- Psalm 147:13 See Pss 48:14; 128:5; Isa 65:18f; Jer 33:10f.
- Psalm 147:14 See Ps 81:17 and note; Lev 26:6.
- Psalm 147:16 See Job 37:6, 10.
- Psalm 147:17 See Job 6:16; 37:10; 38:22.
- Psalm 147:19 Finally, God is to be praised because he has given his people his word of revelation, making known his saving plan (see Ps 50:16f; Deut 33:3f; Neh 8; Eph 3:10f), which he has done for no other people (see Deut 4:7f; Acts 14:16).
Psalm 147:12-20
New International Version
Psalm 147:12-20
New International Version
12 Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;(A)
praise your God, Zion.
13 He strengthens the bars of your gates(B)
and blesses your people(C) within you.
14 He grants peace(D) to your borders
and satisfies you(E) with the finest of wheat.(F)
15 He sends his command(G) to the earth;
his word runs(H) swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow(I) like wool
and scatters the frost(J) like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail(K) like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 He sends his word(L) and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes,(M) and the waters flow.
19 He has revealed his word(N) to Jacob,(O)
his laws and decrees(P) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(Q)
they do not know(R) his laws.[a]
Praise the Lord.(S)
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them
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