Psalm 147:12-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
III
12 Glorify the Lord, Jerusalem;
Zion, offer praise to your God,
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates,
blessed your children within you.(A)
Psalm 147:15-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 [a]He sends his command to earth;
his word runs swiftly!(A)
16 Thus he makes the snow like wool,
and spreads the frost like ash;(B)
Footnotes
- 147:15–19 God speaks through the thunder of nature and the word of revealed law, cf. Is 55:10–11. The weather phenomena are well known in Jerusalem: a blizzard of snow and hail followed by a thunderstorm that melts the ice.
Psalm 147:19-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 He proclaims his word to Jacob,
his statutes and laws to Israel.(A)
20 He has not done this for any other nation;
of such laws they know nothing.
Hallelujah!
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