Psalm 147:20
ESV
He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the Lord!
NIV
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord.
NASB
He has not dealt this way with any other nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the Lord!
CSB
He has not done this for every nation; they do not know his judgments. Hallelujah!
NLT
He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the Lord!
KJV
He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.
NKJV
He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the Lord!
What does Psalm 147:20 mean?
Please see our chapter commentary on Psalm 147; verse-level content coming soon!Psalm 147:12–20 calls on Jerusalem—also known as Zion (2 Samuel 7:5; 1 Kings 8:1)—and its people to thank God for His work on their behalf. Thanks to God, Israel has the opportunity to experience peace and prosperity. Only Israel, God's chosen people (Deuteronomy 7:6) were blessed to be directly given the Lord's commands (Ex-odus 19:5–6).
This psalm praises the Lord God for many of His great acts and attributes. These include His power as shown in the crea-tion of the universe, His authority over weather and nature, His unlimited knowledge, and His mercy, love, and loyal care. Only Israel was privileged to be given God's Word in the years before Christ. The first and last phrases of this psalm are the Hebrew expression halelu-yāh, a command to "praise the Lord!"