Psalms 147:13 · KJV
“For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.”
— Psalms 147:13
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
He maketh peace {in} thy borders, {and} filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. {He...: Heb. Who maketh thy border peace} {finest...: Heb. fat of wheat}
Psalms 147 — Context
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14He maketh peace {in} thy borders, {and} filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. {He...: Heb. Who maketh thy border peace} {finest...: Heb. fat of wheat}
15He sendeth forth his commandment {upon} earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
Cross References
Psalms 128:3-6
Thy wife {shall be} as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Psalms 115:14-15
The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Isaiah 44:3-5
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Jeremiah 30:19-20
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
Psalms 144:12
That our sons {may be} as plants grown up in their youth; {that} our daughters {may be} as corner stones, polished {after} the similitude of a palace: {polished: Heb. cut}
Psalms 125:2
As the mountains {are} round about Jerusalem, so the LORD {is} round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Lamentations 2:8-9
The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. {destroying: Heb. swallowing up}
Nehemiah 12:30
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.