Psalm 147:12

12 Rühme, Jerusalem, Jehova! Lobe, Zion, deinen Gott!

Psalm 147:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 147:12

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem
The inhabitants of it, as Kimchi; not Jerusalem in a literal sense, for this respects future time, as Aben Ezra; the world to come, the times of the Messiah: and intends the spiritual Jerusalem, as Arama; that which is free, the mother of us all; the Gospel church, and the members of it; which have great reason to praise the Lord, for their special blessings and peculiar privileges; see ( Galatians 4:26 Galatians 4:27 ) ( Hebrews 12:22 Hebrews 12:23 ) ; praise thy God, O Zion;
not the house and family of David, as R. Obadiah; nor the priests and Levites in the temple, as others; but the same as before, the church and people of God; the Mount Zion God has loved and chose for his habitation; the city of our solemnities in Gospel times; the perfection of beauty and joy of the whole earth; whose God and King is Christ; and whom Zion and all her children should praise, being her incarnate God, Immanuel, God manifest in the flesh. With this verse, the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, begin the psalm.

Psalm 147:12 In-Context

10 Er hat nicht Lust an der Stärke des Rosses, noch Gefallen an den Beinen des Mannes;

11 Jehova hat Gefallen an denen, die ihn fürchten, an denen, die auf seine Güte harren.

12 Rühme, Jerusalem, Jehova! Lobe, Zion, deinen Gott!

13 Denn er hat befestigt die Riegel deiner Tore, hat deine Kinder gesegnet in deiner Mitte;

14 Er, der Frieden stellt in deine Grenzen, dich sättigt mit dem Fette des Weizens;