Psalm 147
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1Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.
2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
4He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.4He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.
5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.5Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.
6The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.6The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.
7Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,
8He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.8Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.
10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.
11the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.11The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.
12Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.13For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you.
14He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.14He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.
15He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.15He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.
16He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.16He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.
17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?17He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?
18He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.18He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.19He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.
20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD.20He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the LORD!
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