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Psalms 147:2 — King James Version← Study notes

The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.


Psalms 147:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 147:26 words
HebrewMeaning
בּוֹנֵ֣הbwōnēh
is the builder ofverbH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םyərwšālaim
JerusalemnounH3389
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
נִדְחֵ֖יnidəḥēy
chaseverbH1760
drive away · overthrow · outcast · sore ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
יְכַנֵּֽסyəkanēs
he gathersverbH3664
heap up · wrap self
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 147:2

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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