unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/147/013.md

501 B

For he strengthens the bars of your gates

The phrase "the bars of your gates" represent the city as a whole. Yahweh will make Jerusalem secure from enemy invasion. Alternate translation: "For he protects Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

he blesses ... among you

The writer speaks of those who live in Jerusalem as if they were Jerusalem's children. Alternate translation: "he blesses those who live in Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)