Psalms 147:20

147:19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. his word: Heb. his words

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

KJV

He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise Yah!

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

He has not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise you the LORD.

What does Psalms 147:20 mean?

Psalms 147:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), גּוֹי (gôwy), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ).

Hebrew interlinear

hath

not

dealtעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

with

any

nation:גּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

and

for

his

judgments,מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

they

have

not

knownיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

them.

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

the

LORD.יָהּYâhh/yaw/H3050Jah, the sacred name

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:20.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 3:7

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. aprons: or, things to gird about

Genesis 9:24

And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 147:20 say?

Psalms 147:20 (King James Version) reads: "He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD."

Is Psalms 147:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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