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Psalm 147:13-15
New English Translation
Psalm 147:13-15
New English Translation
13 For he makes the bars of your gates strong.
He blesses your children[a] within you.
14 He[b] brings peace to your territory.[c]
He abundantly provides for you[d] the best grain.
15 He[e] sends his command through the earth;[f]
swiftly his order reaches its destination.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:13 tn Heb “your sons.”
- Psalm 147:14 tn Heb “the one who.”
- Psalm 147:14 tn Heb “he makes your boundary peace.”
- Psalm 147:14 tn Heb “satisfies you with.”
- Psalm 147:15 tn Heb “the one who.”
- Psalm 147:15 tn Heb “the one who sends his word, the earth.” The Hebrew term אֶרֶץ (ʾerets, “earth”) is an adverbial accusative; one must supply a preposition before it (such as “through” or “to”) in the English translation.
- Psalm 147:15 tn Heb “swiftly his word runs.”
New English Translation (NET)
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