Psalms 147:12
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.”
הָלַל
To praise, to shine, to boast. Halal. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Exuberant irrepressible praise is the proper response to God.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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שָׁבַח
extol
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שָׁבַח
properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words)
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צִיּוֹן
O Zion
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צִיּוֹן
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
O Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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