Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. New Living Translation For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls. English Standard Version For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you. Berean Standard Bible For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you. King James Bible For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. New King James Version For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you. New American Standard Bible For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons among you. NASB 1995 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you. NASB 1977 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you. Legacy Standard Bible For He strengthened the bars of your gates; He blessed your sons within you. Amplified Bible For He has strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your children within you. Christian Standard Bible For he strengthens the bars of your city gates and blesses your children within you. Holman Christian Standard Bible For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your children within you. American Standard Version For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee. Contemporary English Version He makes your city gates strong and blesses your people. English Revised Version For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation He makes the bars across your gates strong. He blesses the children within you. Good News Translation He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people. International Standard Version For he has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessing your children within you. Majority Standard Bible For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you. NET Bible For he makes the bars of your gates strong. He blesses your children within you. New Heart English Bible For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you. Webster's Bible Translation For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. World English Bible For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor He strengthened the bars of your gates, "" He has blessed your sons in your midst. Young's Literal Translation For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst. Smith's Literal Translation For he strengthened the bars of thy gates; he blessed thy sons within thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBecause he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For he has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessed your children within you. New Revised Standard Version For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your sons within you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy children within thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context It is Good to Sing Praises…12Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion! 13For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you. 14He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.… Cross References Nehemiah 7:3 And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.” Isaiah 60:18 No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. Zechariah 2:5 For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’” Isaiah 26:1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts. Isaiah 62:6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves, Jeremiah 30:19 Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled. Jeremiah 31:23 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’ Ezekiel 48:35 The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.” 1 Kings 8:13 I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.” 2 Chronicles 6:2 But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.” Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Luke 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! John 10:28-29 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. John 17:11 I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one. Treasury of Scripture For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you. he hath Psalm 48:11-14 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments… Psalm 51:18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Psalm 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. blessed Psalm 115:14,15 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children… Psalm 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… Psalm 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: Jump to Previous Bands Bars Blessed Blesses Blessings Children Doors Gates Inside Iron Midst Strengthen Strengthened Strengthens Strong Walls WithinJump to Next Bands Bars Blessed Blesses Blessings Children Doors Gates Inside Iron Midst Strengthen Strengthened Strengthens Strong Walls WithinPsalm 147 1. The prophet exhorts to praise God for his care of the church4. His power and wisdom 6. His mercy 7. His providence 12. To praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom 15. For his power over the elements 19. And for his ordinances in the church For He strengthens The phrase "For He strengthens" emphasizes God's active role in fortifying and empowering His people. The Hebrew root for "strengthens" is "חָזַק" (chazaq), which conveys the idea of making strong, firm, or secure. This word is often used in the Old Testament to describe God's intervention in providing strength and stability. Historically, the strengthening of city gates was crucial for protection against enemies, symbolizing God's provision of security and defense for His people. In a spiritual sense, this reflects God's ability to fortify our lives against spiritual adversities, ensuring that we are equipped to withstand challenges. the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you With the second clause comp. Isaiah 60:17-18. Verse 13. - For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates. The strength of gates in the ancient world depended wholly upon their bars, which were generally strong beams of wood passed across from side to side of the gateway, about midway up the gate, having their ends inserted into strong iron hooks or clamps, which were let into the stonework of the walls. The "bars" of the gates of Jerusalem are mentioned in Nehemiah repeatedly (Psalm 3:3, 6, 13, 14, 15; 7:3). He hath blessed thy children within thee. Under Nehemiah's govern-meet, when he had firmly established it, Israel enjoyed a period of repose and of great prosperity, which, at the date of the psalm, was probably just commencing.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction He strengthens חִ֭זַּק (ḥiz·zaq) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the bars בְּרִיחֵ֣י (bə·rî·ḥê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1280: A bolt of your gates שְׁעָרָ֑יִךְ (šə·‘ā·rā·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate and blesses בֵּרַ֖ךְ (bê·raḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse the children בָּנַ֣יִךְ (bā·na·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1121: A son within you. בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃ (bə·qir·bêḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center Links Psalm 147:13 NIVPsalm 147:13 NLT Psalm 147:13 ESV Psalm 147:13 NASB Psalm 147:13 KJV Psalm 147:13 BibleApps.com Psalm 147:13 Biblia Paralela Psalm 147:13 Chinese Bible Psalm 147:13 French Bible Psalm 147:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 147:13 For he has strengthened the bars (Psalm Ps Psa.) |