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Psalm 147:12–20

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12–18Jerusalem, worship God!

Zion, praise your God!

He made your city secure,

he blessed your children among you.

He keeps the peace at your borders,

he puts the best bread on your tables.

He launches his promises earthward—

how swift and sure they come!

He spreads snow like a white fleece,

he scatters frost like ashes,

He broadcasts hail like birdseed—

who can survive his winter?

Then he gives the command and it all melts;

he breathes on winter—suddenly it’s spring!

19–20He speaks the same way to Jacob,

speaks words that work to Israel.

He never did this to the other nations;

they never heard such commands.

Hallelujah!

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

For he strengthens the bars of your gates;

he blesses your children within you.

He makes peace in your borders;

he fills you with the finest of the wheat.

He sends out his command to the earth;

his word runs swiftly.

He gives snow like wool;

he scatters frost like ashes.

He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;

who can stand before his cold?

He sends out his word, and melts them;

he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.

He declares his word to Jacob,

his statutes and rules to Israel.

He has not dealt thus with any other nation;

they do not know his rules.

Praise the Lord!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;

praise your God, Zion.

He strengthens the bars of your gates

and blesses your people within you.

He grants peace to your borders

and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

He sends his command to the earth;

his word runs swiftly.

He spreads the snow like wool

and scatters the frost like ashes.

He hurls down his hail like pebbles.

Who can withstand his icy blast?

He sends his word and melts them;

he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.

He has revealed his word to Jacob,

his laws and decrees to Israel.

He has done this for no other nation;

they do not know his laws.

Praise the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;

praise your God, Zion!

For he strengthens the bars of your city gates

and blesses your children within you.

He endows your territory with prosperity;

he satisfies you with the finest wheat.

He sends his command throughout the earth;

his word runs swiftly.

He spreads snow like wool;

he scatters frost like ashes;

he throws his hailstones like crumbs.

Who can withstand his cold?

He sends his word and melts them;

he unleashes his winds, and the water flows.

He declares his word to Jacob,

his statutes and judgments to Israel.

He has not done this for every nation;

they do not know his judgments.

Hallelujah!

NLTNew Living Translation

Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates

and blessed your children within your walls.

He sends peace across your nation

and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.

He sends his orders to the world—

how swiftly his word flies!

He sends the snow like white wool;

he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.

He hurls the hail like stones.

Who can stand against his freezing cold?

Then, at his command, it all melts.

He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.

He has revealed his words to Jacob,

his decrees and regulations to Israel.

He has not done this for any other nation;

they do not know his regulations.

Praise the Lord!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Laud Yahweh, O Jerusalem;

praise your God, O Zion,

for he strengthens the bars of your gates.

He blesses your children within you;

he makes your border peaceful;

he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

He sends out his command to the earth;

his word runs swiftly.

He gives snow like wool;

he scatters frost like ashes;

he throws his hail like crumbs.

Who can stand before his cold?

He sends out his word and melts them;

he blows his breath, the water flows.

He declares his word to Jacob,

his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

He has not done so for any nation,

and they do not know his ordinances.

Praise Yah.

KJV 1900King James Version

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem;

Praise thy God, O Zion.

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates;

He hath blessed thy children within thee.

He maketh peace in thy borders,

And filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth:

His word runneth very swiftly.

He giveth snow like wool:

He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

He casteth forth his ice like morsels:

Who can stand before his cold?

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them:

He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

He sheweth his word unto Jacob,

His statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

He hath not dealt so with any nation:

And as for his judgments, they have not known them.

Praise ye the Lord.