Remaining Chapters
13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
Linguistic Insight
Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.
Cross-References
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. …
The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. …
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: …
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. …
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:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-20)Jerusalem, and Zion, the holy city, the holy hill, are here called upon to praise God , Ps. 147:12. For where should praise be offered up to God but where his altar is? Where may we expect that glory should be given to him but in the beauty of holiness? Let the inhabitants of Jerusalem praise the Lord in their own houses; let the priests and Levites, who attend in Zion, the city of their solemniti…
My Notes
Notes are saved on this device.