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Psalms 147:12

147:11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

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Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.

147:13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

What does Psalms 147:12 mean?

Psalms 147:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁבַח (shâbach), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim).

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Praiseשָׁבַחshâbach/shaw-bakh'/H7623properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words)
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
O
Jerusalem;יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
praiseהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
thy
God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
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Zion.צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:12.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

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What does Psalms 147:12 say?

Psalms 147:12 (King James Version) reads: "Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion."

Is Psalms 147:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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