Translations
Modern
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Traditional
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Literal
Exalt, O Jerusalem, YHWH; praise your God, O Zion!
Latin
Alleluja. Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum; lauda Deum tuum, Sion.
Original
Hebrew
English
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Notes
The psalmist calls for the Lord to be praised for restoring and blessing Zion, caring for the poor, displaying his power over nature, and revealing himself to his people.
The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the LORD! (Hebrew haleluyah).
Theme notes and profiles
Places
Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions