Psalms 147
147
In Praise of God the Almighty
1Praise the LORD!
It is good to sing praise to our God;
it is pleasant and right to praise him.
2The LORD is restoring Jerusalem;
he is bringing back the exiles.
3He heals the broken-hearted
and bandages their wounds.
4He has decided the number of the stars
and calls each one by name.
5Great and mighty is our Lord;
his wisdom cannot be measured.
6He raises the humble,
but crushes the wicked to the ground.
7Sing hymns of praise to the LORD;
play music on the harp to our God.
8He spreads clouds over the sky;
he provides rain for the earth
and makes grass grow on the hills.
9He gives animals their food
and feeds the young ravens when they call.
10His pleasure is not in strong horses,
nor his delight in brave soldiers;
11but he takes pleasure in those who honour him,
in those who trust in his constant love.
12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13He keeps your gates strong;
he blesses your people.
14He keeps your borders safe
and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15He gives a command to the earth,
and what he says is quickly done.
16He spreads snow like a blanket
and scatters frost like dust.
17He sends hail like gravel;
no one can endure the cold he sends!
18Then he gives a command, and the ice melts;
he sends the wind, and the water flows.
19He gives his message to his people,
his instructions and laws to Israel.
20He has not done this for other nations;
they do not know his laws.
Praise the LORD!
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Psalm 147
147
Praise for the Lord's Favor to Jerusalem
1Praise ye the Lord:
for it is good to sing praises unto our God;
for it is pleasant;
and praise is comely.
2The Lord doth build up Jerusalem:
he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3He healeth the broken in heart,
and bindeth up their wounds.
4He telleth the number of the stars;
he calleth them all by their names.
5Great is our Lord, and of great power:
his understanding is infinite.
6The Lord lifteth up the meek:
he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving;
sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8who covereth the heaven with clouds,
who prepareth rain for the earth,
who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9He giveth to the beast his food,
and to the young ravens which cry.
10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse:
he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him,
in those that hope in his mercy.
12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem;
praise thy God, O Zion.
13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates;
he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14He maketh peace in thy borders,
and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth:
his word runneth very swiftly.
16He giveth snow like wool:
he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
17He casteth forth his ice like morsels:
who can stand before his cold?
18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them:
he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19He showeth his word unto Jacob,
his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20He hath not dealt so with any nation:
and as for his judgments, they have not known them.
Praise ye the Lord.
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