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12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
14 He grants peace[a] within your borders;
    he fills you with the finest of wheat.(A)
15 He sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.(B)

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  1. 147.14 Or prosperity

12 O Jerusalem, praise the Eternal!
    O Zion, praise your God!
13 For His divine power reinforces your city gates,
    blesses your children in the womb.
14 He establishes peace within your borders,
    fills your markets with hearty golden wheat.
15 His command ripples across the earth;
    His word runs out on swift feet.

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19 He declares his word to Jacob,
    his statutes and ordinances to Israel.(A)
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his ordinances.
Praise the Lord!(B)

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19 He brings Jacob in on His plan, declaring His word—
    His statutes and His teachings to Israel.
20 He has not treated any other nation in such a way;
    they live unaware of His commands.
Praise the Eternal!

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