Psalms 147 (DRB)

Chapter Text

147:1 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.

147:2 Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.

147:3 Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.

147:4 Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.

147:5 Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes.

147:6 He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?

147:7 He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.

147:8 Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.

147:9 He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "praise", "lord", "jerusalem", "sion", "hath", "strengthened", and "bolts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "praise" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "praise" and "lord" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "praise" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.