Psalms 147
147
Sing and Praise the Lord
1Shout praises to the Lord!
Our God is kind,
and it is right and good
to sing praises to him.
2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem
and brings the people of Israel
back home again.
3He renews our hopes
and heals our bodies.
4He decided how many stars
there would be in the sky
and gave each one a name.
5Our Lord is great and powerful!
He understands everything.
6The Lord helps the oppressed,
but he smears the wicked
in the dirt.
7Celebrate and sing!
Play your harps
for the Lord our God.
8He fills the sky with clouds
and sends rain to the earth,
so that the hills
will be green with grass.
9He provides food for cattle
and for the young ravens,
when they cry out.
10The Lord doesn't care about
the strength of horses
or powerful armies.
11The Lord is pleased only
with those who worship him
and trust his love.
12Everyone in Jerusalem,
come and praise
the Lord your God!
13He makes your city gates strong
and blesses your people.
14God lets you live in peace,
and he gives you
the very best wheat.
15As soon as God speaks,
the earth obeys.
16He covers the ground with snow
like a blanket of wool,
and he scatters frost
like ashes on the ground.
17God sends down hailstones
like chips of rocks.
Who can stand the cold?
18At his command the ice melts,
the wind blows,
and streams begin to flow.
19God gave his laws and teachings
to the descendants of Jacob,
the nation of Israel.
20But he has not given his laws
to any other nation.
Shout praises to 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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