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Psalms 147:12

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

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שַׁבְּחִ֣יshabchicommendשָׁבַחverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “commend”, a commandH7623properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words)commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.יְ֭רוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַֽלְלִ֖יhalliboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “boast”, a commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.אֱלֹהַ֣יִךְelohayikhGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.צִיּֽוֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.

Young’s Literal Translation

Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.

World English Bible

Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

Darby Translation

Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλληλούϊα· Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου. Ἐπαίνει, Ἱερουσαλήμ, τὸν Κύριον, αἴνει τὸν Θεόν σου Σιών.