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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Psalms 147
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Psalm 147
1Praise the LORD!
Because it is good to sing praise to our God!
Because it is a pleasure to make beautiful praise!
2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, gathering up Israel’s exiles.
3God heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.
4God counts the stars by number,
giving each one a name.
5Our Lord is great and so strong!
God’s knowledge can’t be grasped!
6The LORD helps the poor,
but throws the wicked down on the dirt!
7Sing to the LORD with thanks;
sing praises to our God with a lyre!
8God covers the skies with clouds;
God makes rain for the earth;
God makes the mountains sprout green grass.
9God gives food to the animals—
even to the baby ravens when they cry out.
10God doesn’t prize the strength of a horse;
God doesn’t treasure the legs of a runner.
11No. The LORD treasures the people
who honor him,
the people who wait for his faithful love.
12Worship the LORD, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
13Because God secures the bars on your gates,
God blesses the children you have there.
14God establishes your borders peacefully.
God fills you full with the very best wheat.
15God issues his command to the earth—
God’s word speeds off fast!
16God spreads snow like it was wool;
God scatters frost like it was ashes;
17God throws his hail down like crumbs—
who can endure God’s freezing cold?
18Then God issues his word and melts it all away!
God makes his winds blow;
the water flows again.
19God proclaims his word to Jacob;
his statutes and rules to Israel.
20God hasn’t done that with any other nation;
those nations have no knowledge of God’s rules.#147.20 LXX, Tg, DSS (11QPsa) God hasn’t let those nations know his rules.
Praise the LORD!
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