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Celebrate,שַׁבְּחִיJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםYHWH;אֶת יְהוָהpraiseהַלְלִיyour Elohim,אֱלֹהַיִךְZion.צִיּוֹן
Psalms 147:12
Study it in the app“Celebrate, Jerusalem, YHWH; praise your Elohim, Zion.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 147:12, word by word
- Celebrateשַׁבְּחִיshabchi
praise
To say aloud how great and good someone is, giving him honor.
Where else “shabchi” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- praiseהַלְלִיhalli
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “halli” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהַיִelohayi
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohayi” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears
Places in this verse
1Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
11YHWH takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who await his loyal love.
12 · This verse (above)
13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.