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Psalm 147:1–3

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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

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Cross references

  1. qPs 33:1; 135:3
  2. rPs 51:18; 102:16
  3. sDt 30:3; Ezk 39:28
  4. tPs 34:18; Is 61:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Praise the Lord!

For it is good to sing praises to our God;

for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.

The Lord builds up Jerusalem;

he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Praise the Lord.

How good it is to sing praises to our God,

how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

The Lord builds up Jerusalem;

he gathers the exiles of Israel.

He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds.

NLTNew Living Translation

Praise the Lord!

How good to sing praises to our God!

How delightful and how fitting!

The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem

and bringing the exiles back to Israel.

He heals the brokenhearted

and bandages their wounds.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Praise Yah.

For it is good to sing praises to our God;

for it is pleasant; praise is fitting.

Yahweh is building Jerusalem;

he gathers the scattered ones of Israel.

He is the one who heals the brokenhearted,

and binds up their wounds.

KJV 1900King James Version

Praise ye the Lord:

For it is good to sing praises unto our God;

For it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

The Lord doth build up Jerusalem:

He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

He healeth the broken in heart,

And bindeth up their wounds.