Psalms 147
147
1Praise the Lord!
How good to sing praises to our God!
How delightful and how fitting!
2The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem
and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
3He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.
4He counts the stars
and calls them all by name.
5How great is our Lord! His power is absolute!
His understanding is beyond comprehension!
6The Lord supports the humble,
but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
7Sing out your thanks to the Lord;
sing praises to our God with a harp.
8He covers the heavens with clouds,
provides rain for the earth,
and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
9He gives food to the wild animals
and feeds the young ravens when they cry.
10He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse
or in human might.
11No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates
and blessed your children within your walls.
14He sends peace across your nation
and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
15He sends his orders to the world—
how swiftly his word flies!
16He sends the snow like white wool;
he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
17He hurls the hail like stones.#147:17 Hebrew like bread crumbs.
Who can stand against his freezing cold?
18Then, at his command, it all melts.
He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
19He has revealed his words to Jacob,
his decrees and regulations to Israel.
20He has not done this for any other nation;
they do not know his regulations.
Praise the Lord!
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Psalms 147
147
1Praise Yah,
for it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
2Yahweh builds up Jerusalem.
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3He heals the broken in heart,
and binds up their wounds.
4He counts the number of the stars.
He calls them all by their names.
5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power.
His understanding is infinite.
6Yahweh upholds the humble.
He brings the wicked down to the ground.
7Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving.
Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8who covers the sky with clouds,
who prepares rain for the earth,
who makes grass grow on the mountains.
9He provides food for the livestock,
and for the young ravens when they call.
10He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse.
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his loving kindness.
12Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates.
He has blessed your children within you.
14He makes peace in your borders.
He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15He sends out his commandment to the earth.
His word runs very swiftly.
16He gives snow like wool,
and scatters frost like ashes.
17He hurls down his hail like pebbles.
Who can stand before his cold?
18He sends out his word, and melts them.
He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19He shows his word to Jacob,
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
20He has not done this for just any nation.
They don’t know his ordinances.
Praise Yah!
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