Psalms 147:12-13

Psalms 147:12-13. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

There shall be special hallelujahs from God’s own people. His holy city and his holy hill should magnify the thrice-holy God. O beloved, if we are indeed children of that Jerusalem which is from above, which is the mother of all believers, let us prepare a new song to the Lord our God for all his mercy to us. Praise him in your own houses, in "Jerusalem." Praise him in his own house, in "Zion." Let your praise thus be continuous, where you dwell and where he dwells: "He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates." The fortifications are finished, and he has made all secure; therefore, magnify his name.