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Psalms 147:14

He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

KJV

He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

ASV

הַ/שָּׂם גְּבוּלֵ֥/ךְ שָׁל֑וֹם חֵ֥לֶב חִ֝טִּ֗ים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.

Douay-Rheims

Who is making thy border peace, With the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

YLT

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גְּב֣וּל
gbvl
noun · 239×
חִטִּ֔ים
chtym
noun · 28×
חֵ֨לֶב֙
chlb
noun · 91×
יִֽשְׂבַּֽע
yshb'
verb · 96×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
שָׁלֽוֹם
shlvm
noun · 235×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 22:9 — Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Isra
  • Deut 8:7 — For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
  • Deut 8:8 — A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
  • Deut 32:14 — Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
  • Deut 32:14 — Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
  • Gen 45:18 — And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Isa 60:17 — For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
  • Isa 66:12 — For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon
  • John 6:9 — There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
  • Lev 26:6 — And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
  • Lev 26:6 — And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
  • Ps 29:11 — The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
  • Ps 81:16 — He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
  • Ps 81:16 — He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
  • Ps 122:6 — Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
  • Ps 132:11 — The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
  • Ps 132:15 — I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
  • Ps 132:15 — I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
  • Ruth 1:6 — Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
  • Zech 9:8 — And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with m