Chapter 147
Psalms
Verse 1Praise the LORD!For it is good to sing praises to our God;for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.Verse 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem;he gathers the outcasts of Israel.Verse 3He heals the brokenheartedand binds up their wounds.Verse 4He determines the number of the stars;he gives to all of them their names.Verse 5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;his understanding is beyond measure.Verse 6The LORD lifts up the humble;he casts the wicked to the ground.Verse 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;make melody to our God on the lyre!Verse 8He covers the heavens with clouds;he prepares rain for the earth;he makes grass grow on the hills.Verse 9He gives to the beasts their food,and to the young ravens that cry.Verse 10His delight is not in the strength of the horse,nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,Verse 11but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,in those who hope in his steadfast love.Verse 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!Praise your God, O Zion!Verse 13For he strengthens the bars of your gates;he blesses your children within you.Verse 14He makes peace in your borders;he fills you with the finest of the wheat.Verse 15He sends out his command to the earth;his word runs swiftly.Verse 16He gives snow like wool;he scatters frost like ashes.Verse 17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;who can stand before his cold?Verse 18He sends out his word, and melts them;he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.Verse 19He declares his word to Jacob,his statutes and rules to Israel.Verse 20He has not dealt thus with any other nation;they do not know his rules.Praise the LORD!
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