Psalm 146:10–147:6

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^146:10The Lord rules forever,

your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come!⁸

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 147⁹

^147:1Praise the Lord,

for it is good to sing praises to our God!

Yes,¹ praise is pleasant and appropriate!

^147:2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem,²

and gathers the exiles of Israel.

^147:3He heals³ the brokenhearted,

and bandages their wounds.

^147:4He counts the number of the stars;

he names all of them.

^147:5Our Lord is great and has awesome power;⁴

there is no limit to his wisdom.⁵

^147:6The Lord lifts up the oppressed,

but knocks⁶ the wicked to the ground.

8 Heb “for a generation and a generation.”
9 Psalm 147. The psalmist praises the Lord for he is the sovereign ruler of the world who cares for the needs of his covenant people.
1 Or “for.”
2 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
3 Heb “the one who heals.”
4 Heb “and great of strength.”
5 Heb “to his wisdom there is no counting.”
6 Heb “brings down.”