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Psalm 147:12

Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

10He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
12Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
14He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
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Jerusalem and Zion name a whole city addressed in praise, widening the reader’s attention from private thanks to a people acknowledging their God.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Isaiah 41:10Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the …Both passages speak of God as the God of those addressed; Isaiah adds his promise of help and presence.
Joel 2:23“Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD, your God; for he gives you the early rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down …Both address Zion and urge praise or joy in the LORD, whom they name as Zion’s God.
Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is great among you!”Both address Zion with a command to voice praise, with Isaiah naming the Holy One of Israel as great among her people.
Psalm 146:10The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!Both name the LORD as Zion’s God and command praise; Psalm 146 also declares his reign through all generations.
Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, …Both address Zion and speak of her God; Isaiah’s messenger announces his reign, while Psalm 147 commands praise.
Psalm 135:19–21House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!Both command communal praise of the LORD, addressing Jerusalem and Zion in one passage, Israel and Aaron’s house in the other.
Psalm 149:2Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.Both address Zion’s people with a command to praise or rejoice in God, whom Psalm 149 names as their King.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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Encouragement

The words “your God” give Jerusalem a reason for praise rooted in belonging. YHWH whom Zion is told to praise is her God.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).