Psalms 147:1
Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias. + 147:1 In the original text, the following verses are numbered 12 to 20. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy children within thee.
Cross References
Psalms 33:1A Psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech; and he let him go, and he departed.
Psalms 63:3Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;
Psalms 92:2Thy throne is prepared of old: thou art from everlasting.
Psalms 135:3Give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endures for ever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:1
This is another psalm of praise. Some think it was penned after the return of the Jews from their captivity; but it is so much of a piece with Ps. cxlv. that I rather think it was penned by David, and what is said ( ver. 2 , 13 ) may well enough be applied to the first building and fortifying of Jerusalem in his time, and the gathering in of those that had been out-casts in Saul's time. The Septuagint divides it into two; and we may divide it into the first and second part, but both of the same import. I. We are… Read the whole commentary →