Psalms 147
147
1Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 He heals the broken in heart,
and binds up their wounds.
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by their names.
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 Great is our Lord and great in power;
His understanding is without measure.
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 The Lord lifts up the meek;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving;
sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 who covers the heaven with clouds,
who provides rain for the earth,
who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 He gives food to the animals
and to the young ravens that chirp.
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 He delights not in the strength of the horse,
nor does He take pleasure in the legs of a man,
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
in those who hope in His mercy.
12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
13For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
14He makes peace in your borders,
and fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15He sends forth His commandment on the earth;
His word goes out swiftly.
16He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
17He casts forth His ice like morsels;
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,
and His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20He has not dealt so with any other nation;
they have not known His judgments.
Praise the Lord!
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Psalm 147
147
He Heals the Brokenhearted
1 # See Ps. 135:1 Praise the Lord!
For #Ps. 92:1 it is good to sing praises to our God;
for #Ps. 135:3 it is pleasant,#147:1 Or for he is beautiful and #Ps. 33:1a song of praise is fitting.
2The Lord #Ps. 51:18; 102:16 builds up Jerusalem;
he #Deut. 30:3; Isa. 11:12; 27:13; 56:8; Ezek. 39:28gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3He heals #Ps. 34:18 the brokenhearted
and #Ezek. 34:16binds up their wounds.
4He #[Gen. 15:5] determines the number of the stars;
he #Isa. 40:26gives to all of them their names.
5 #
Ps. 48:1 Great is our Lord, and #Nah. 1:3 abundant in power;
#
Isa. 40:28; [Job 5:9] his understanding is beyond measure.
6The Lord #[Ps. 146:8, 9]lifts up the humble;#147:6 Or afflicted
he casts the wicked to the ground.
7 #
Ex. 15:21; [Ps. 95:1, 2] Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on #See 1 Chr. 15:16the lyre!
8He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares #See Job 5:10 rain for the earth;
he makes #Ps. 104:14; Job 38:27grass grow on the hills.
9He #Ps. 104:27, 28 gives to the beasts their food,
and to #See Job 38:41the young ravens that cry.
10His delight is not in #Ps. 33:17the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11but the Lord #Ps. 149:4 takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who #Ps. 33:18hope in his steadfast love.
12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13For he strengthens #Neh. 7:3the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
14He #Ex. 34:24; Prov. 16:7; Isa. 60:17, 18 makes peace in your borders;
he #Ps. 132:15 fills you with the #Ps. 81:16; Deut. 32:14finest of the wheat.
15He #[Ps. 148:8]sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
16He gives #Job 37:6 snow like wool;
he scatters #[Job 38:29]frost like ashes.
17He hurls down his crystals of #Job 37:10 ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his #Job 37:9cold?
18He #ver. 15; [Job 37:12]; See Ps. 33:9; 107:20sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
19He declares his word to Jacob,
his #Mal. 4:4; [Ps. 78:5]; See Deut. 33:2-4statutes and rules#147:19 Or and just decrees to Israel.
20He #Deut. 4:7; See Deut. 4:32-34 has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules.#147:20 Or his just decrees
# See Ps. 135:1 Praise the Lord!
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