King James Version
Psalms 102:21 in the King James Version says “To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 102 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;”
Psalms 102:21 · KJV
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; those: Heb. the children of death
To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. weakened: Heb. afflicted
KJV Study — Public Domain
“To declare”
H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra
“the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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