Psalms 147:13
For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
In Context
12Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.
14Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
Cross References
Nehemiah 6:1And it cometh to pass, when it hath been heard by Sanballat, and Tobiah, and by Geshem the Arabian, and by the rest of our enemies, that I have builded the wall, and there hath not been left in it a breach, (also, till that time the doors I had not set up in the gates,)
Nehemiah 7:3and I say to them, 'Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened till the heat of the sun, and while they are standing by let them shut the doors, and fasten, and appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each in his guard, and each over-against his house.'
Psalms 48:11Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.
Psalms 115:14Jehovah addeth to you, to you, and to your sons.
Psalms 128:3Thy wife [is] as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.
Isaiah 44:3For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine 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 →