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III

12 Glorify the Lord, Jerusalem;
    Zion, offer praise to your God,
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates,
    blessed your children within you.(A)

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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.

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14 He brings peace to your borders,
    and satisfies you with finest wheat.(A)
15 [a]He sends his command to earth;
    his word runs swiftly!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 147:15–19 God speaks through the thunder of nature and the word of revealed law, cf. Is 55:10–11. The weather phenomena are well known in Jerusalem: a blizzard of snow and hail followed by a thunderstorm that melts the ice.

14 He grants peace(A) to your borders
    and satisfies you(B) with the finest of wheat.(C)

15 He sends his command(D) to the earth;
    his word runs(E) swiftly.

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19 He proclaims his word to Jacob,
    his statutes and laws to Israel.(A)
20 He has not done this for any other nation;
    of such laws they know nothing.
Hallelujah!

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19 He has revealed his word(A) to Jacob,(B)
    his laws and decrees(C) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(D)
    they do not know(E) his laws.[a]

Praise the Lord.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them