Psalms 147:12
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
Webster's Revision
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
World English Bible
Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
English Revised Version (ERV)
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Barnes's Psalms 147:12 Bible Commentary
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ... - In addition to this general praise in which all may unite, there are special reasons why Jerusalem and its inhabitants should praise God: just as now, in addition to the general reasons pertaining to all people why they should praise God, there are special reasons why Christians - why his redeemed people - should do it. What those reasons, as pertaining to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, were, is specified in the following verses.