Psalm 147

Psalm 147

GOD RESTORES JERUSALEM

¹Hallelujah!

How good it is to sing to our God,

for praise is pleasant and lovely.^q

²The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;^r

he gathers Israel’s exiled people.^s

³He heals the brokenhearted

and bandages their wounds.^t

⁴He counts the number of the stars;

he gives names to all of them.^u

⁵Our Lord is great, vast in power;

his understanding is infinite.^Dv

⁶The Lord helps the oppressed

but brings the wicked to the ground.^w

⁷Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

play the lyre to our God,^x

⁸who covers the sky with clouds,

prepares rain for the earth,

and causes grass to grow on the hills.^y

⁹He provides the animals with their food,

and the young ravens what they cry for.^z

¹⁰He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;

he does not value the power of a warrior.^Eaa

¹¹The Lord values those who fear him,

those who put their hope in his faithful love.^ab

¹²Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;

praise your God, Zion!^ac

¹³For he strengthens the bars of your city gates

and blesses your children within you.^ad

¹⁴He endows your territory with prosperity;^Aae

he satisfies you with the finest wheat.^af

¹⁵He sends his command throughout the earth;

his word runs swiftly.^ag

¹⁶He spreads snow like wool;

he scatters frost like ashes;^ah

¹⁷he throws his hailstones like crumbs.

Who can withstand his cold?^ai

¹⁸He sends his word and melts them;

he unleashes his winds,^B and the water flows.^aj

¹⁹He declares his word to Jacob,

his statutes and judgments to Israel.^ak

²⁰He has not done this for every nation;

they do not know his judgments.^al

Hallelujah!