Psalm 147
1 Praise
the LORD,
for it is
good to sing
praises to our
God;
for it is
pleasant and
fitting to praise
him.
2 The
LORD
builds up
Jerusalem.
He gathers
together the
outcasts of Israel.
3 He
heals the broken
in heart,
and binds up
their wounds.
4 He
counts the number
of the stars.
He calls them
all by their
names.
5 Great
is our Lord, and
mighty in power.
His understanding is
infinite.
6 The
LORD upholds the
humble.
He brings the
wicked down to
the ground.
7 Sing
to the LORD
with thanksgiving.
Sing praises on
the harp to
our God,
8 who covers
the sky with
clouds,
who prepares rain
for the earth,
who makes grass
grow on the
mountains.
9 He
provides food for
the livestock,
and for the
young ravens when
they call.
10 He doesn’t
delight in the
strength of the
horse.
He takes no
pleasure in the
legs of a man.
11 The
LORD takes
pleasure in those
who fear him,
in those who hope
in his loving
kindness.
12 Praise
the LORD,
Jerusalem!
Praise your God,
Zion!
13 For
he has
strengthened the
bars of your
gates.
He has blessed
your children
within you.
14 He
makes peace in
your borders.
He fills you with
the finest of
the wheat.
15 He
sends out his
commandment to
the earth.
His word runs
very swiftly.
16 He
gives snow like
wool,
and scatters
frost like ashes.
17 He hurls
down his hail
like pebbles.
Who can stand
before his cold?
18 He
sends out his
word, and melts
them.
He causes his
wind to blow,
and the waters
flow.
19 He shows
his word to
Jacob,
his statutes and
his ordinances to
Israel.
20 He
has not done
this for just
any nation.
They don’t know
his ordinances.
Praise the
LORD!