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Psalms 148:12

148:11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

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both young men and maidens; old men and children:

Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. excellent: Heb. exalted

What does Psalms 148:12 mean?

Psalms 148:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּחוּר (bâchûwr), בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh), זָקֵן (zâqên).

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young
men,בָּחוּרbâchûwr/baw-khoor'/H970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
and
maidens;בְּתוּלָהbᵉthûwlâh/beth-oo-law'/H1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
old
men,זָקֵןzâqên/zaw-kane'/H2205old
and
children:נַעַרnaʻar/nah'-ar/H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 148:12.

2 Chronicles 36:17

Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

Deuteronomy 32:25

The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. within: Heb. from the chambers destroy: Heb. bereave

Exodus 10:9

And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.

Genesis 19:4

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

Isaiah 23:4

Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

Isaiah 62:5

For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. as the: Heb. with the joy of the bridegroom

Jeremiah 31:13

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

Jeremiah 51:22

With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;

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What does Psalms 148:12 say?

Psalms 148:12 (King James Version) reads: "Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:"

Is Psalms 148:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 148:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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