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Psalms 147:19 — King James Version← Study notes

He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.


Psalms 147:19Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 147:197 words
HebrewMeaning
מַגִּ֣ידmagiyd
the one who declaresverbH5046
certainly · certify · declare · denounce ···
דבר/וdbrw
wordnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
דְּבָרָ֣י/וdəbārāyw
wordnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
לְ/יַעֲקֹ֑בləyaʿăqōb
to JacobpronH3290
חֻקָּ֥י/וḥuqāyw
decrees hisnounH2706
bound · commandment · convenient · custom ···
וּ֝/מִשְׁפָּטָ֗י/וwmišəpāṭāyw
and judgments hisconjH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽלləyiśərāʾēl
to IsraelpronH3478
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 147:19

1. It is said to us, “Praise the Lord” Psalm 146:1. This is said to all nations, not to us alone. And these words, sounded forth through separate places by the Readers, each Church hears separately; but the one same Voice of God proclaims unto all, that we praise Him. And as though we asked wherefore we ought to praise the Lord, behold what reason he has brought forward: “Praise the Lord,” he says, “for a Psalm is good.” Is this all the reward of them that praise?...The…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 147 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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