Psalms 147:13
He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
In Context
12Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
14He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
Cross References
Nehemiah 6:1Now when word was given to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of our haters, that I had done the building of the wall and that there were no more broken places in it (though even then I had not put up the doors in the doorways);
Nehemiah 7:3And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house.
Psalms 48:11\48:10\As your name is, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalms 115:14May the Lord give you and your children still greater increase.
Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fertile vine in the inmost parts of your house: your children will be like olive plants round your table.
Isaiah 44:3For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:13-20
Jerusalem and Zion Called to Praise to God; God's Favour to Israel. 12 Praise the Lord , O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his… Read the whole commentary →