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.