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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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Psalms 147
147
1Praise the Lord, for it's good to sing praises to our God! Praise is wonderful and beautiful!
2The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem, gathering together the people of Israel who have been scattered.
3He heals the broken-hearted, and bandages the wounded.
4He knows how many stars he made, and commands all of them by name.
5Our Lord is great! His power is immense! There's no limit to what he understands!
6The Lord helps those who are bowed down to get up; but he grinds the wicked into the ground.
7Sing thanks to the Lord! Sing praises to our God with a harp!
8He covers the sky with clouds to bring rain to the earth, and makes the grass grow on the hills.
9He gives food to the animals, and to the baby ravens when they call.
10The Lord doesn't appreciate the strength of war-horses or value human power.#147:10. The psalmist is contrasting reliance on human force such as a powerful army with God, the true source of strength, as shown by the following verse.
11What the Lord values are those who follow him, those who put their confidence in his trustworthy love.
12Jerusalem, praise the Lord! Zion, praise your God!
13He makes the bars on your city gates strong, and blesses your children around you.
14He keeps the borders of your land safe from attack; he provides you with plenty of the finest wheat.
15He sends his commands around the world—they're quickly implemented.
16He sends snow as white as wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
17He throws hail like stones.#147:17. “Stones”: literally, “pieces of bread.” Who can stand the cold he sends?
18Then he sends out his command and it melts; he blows#147:18. “Blows”: or, “sends his winds.” on it and the water flows.
19He proclaims his word to Jacob; his rules and laws to Israel.
20He has not done this for any other nation—they don't know his laws. Praise the Lord!
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