Psalms 147
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Psalm 147
1Hallelujah!
It is good to sing psalms to our God.
It is pleasant to sing ⌞his⌟ praise beautifully.
2The Lord is the builder of Jerusalem.
He is the one who gathers the outcasts of Israel together.
3He is the healer of the brokenhearted.
He is the one who bandages their wounds.
4He determines the number of stars.
He gives each one a name.
5Our Lord is great, and his power is great.
There is no limit to his understanding.
6The Lord gives relief to those who are oppressed.
He brings wicked people down to the ground.
7Sing to the Lord a song of thanksgiving.
Make music to our God with a lyre.
8He covers the sky with clouds.
He provides rain for the ground.
He makes grass grow on the mountains.
9He is the one who gives food to animals
and to young ravens when they call out.
10He finds no joy in strong horses,
nor is he pleased by brave soldiers.
11The Lord is pleased with those who fear him,
with those who wait with hope for his mercy.
12Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
13He makes the bars across your gates strong.
He blesses the children within you.
14He is the one who brings peace to your borders
and satisfies your ⌞hunger⌟ with the finest wheat.
15He is the one who sends his promise throughout the earth.
His word travels with great speed.
16He is the one who sends snow like wool
and scatters frost like ashes.
17He is the one who throws his hailstones like breadcrumbs.
Who can withstand his chilling blast?
18He sends out his word and melts his hailstones.
He makes wind blow ⌞and⌟ water flow.
19He speaks his word to Jacob,
his laws and judicial decisions to Israel.
20He has done nothing like this for any other nation.
The other nations do not know the decisions he has handed down.
Hallelujah!
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Psalms 147
147
God Restores Jerusalem
1Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely. # Ps 33:1; 135:3
2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; # Ps 51:18; 102:16
He gathers Israel’s exiled people. # Dt 30:3; Ezk 39:28
3He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds. # Ps 34:18; Is 61:1
4He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them. # Gn 15:5; Is 40:26
5Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite. # Lit understanding has no number # Ps 48:1; Is 40:28
6The Lord helps the afflicted
but brings the wicked to the ground. # Ps 146:8-9
7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God, # Ps 33:2; 95:1-2
8who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills. # Jb 5:10; 38:27; Ps 104:14
9He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for. # Jb 38:41; Ps 104:27-28
10He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power # Lit legs of a man. # Ps 33:17
11The Lord values those who fear Him,
those who put their hope in His faithful love. # Ps 33:18; 149:4
12Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion! # Ps 99:5,9
13For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you. # Neh 7:3
14He endows your territory with prosperity; # Or peace # Is 54:13
He satisfies you with the finest wheat. # Dt 32:14; Ps 81:16
15He sends His command throughout the earth;
His word runs swiftly. # Ps 104:4
16He spreads snow like wool;
He scatters frost like ashes; # Jb 37:6; 38:29
17He throws His hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand His cold? # Jb 37:9-10
18He sends His word and melts them;
He unleashes His winds, # Or breath and the waters flow. # Ps 33:9; 107:20
19He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and judgments to Israel. # Dt 33:2-4; Mal 4:4
20He has not done this for any nation;
they do not know # DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg read He has not made known to them His judgments. # Dt 4:7,32-34
Hallelujah!
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