147:1 Praise the Lord. How good it is to make music to our God. Yes, praise is pleasant and fitting!
147:2 The one who builds Jerusalem is the Lord. He assembles the outcasts of Israel.
147:3 He is the one who heals the brokenhearted and who bandages their wounds.
147:4 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by name.
147:5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power. To his understanding there is no limit.
147:6 The one who sustains the humble is the Lord. He pushes the wicked down to the ground.
147:7 Respond to the Lord with thanksgiving. Make music to our God on the lyre.
147:8 He is the one who covers the sky with clouds. He determines rain for the earth. He makes grass sprout on the mountains.
147:9 He gives their food to the cattle and to the young ravens when they call.
147:10 He is not impressed by the strength of the horse. He is not pleased with the legs of a man.
147:11 The Lord is pleased with those who fear him, those who wait for his mercy.
147:12 Worship the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion,
147:13 because he strengthens the bars on your gates. He blesses your children within you.
147:14 He brings peace to your borders. He satisfies you with the best wheat.
147:15 He sends his message to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
147:16 He gives snow like wool. He scatters frost like ashes.
147:17 He sends his hail like pieces of bread. Who can stand in the face of his cold winds?
147:18 He sends his word, and the ice melts. He breathes on the snow. The waters flow.
147:19 He reveals his words to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel.
147:20 He has not done this for any other nation. They do not know his judgments. Praise the Lord.
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