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Psalm 147:1–3

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1aPraise ye the Lord:

For bit is good to sing praises unto our God;

cFor it is pleasant; and dpraise is comely.

2eThe Lord doth build up Jerusalem:

He fgathereth together gthe outcasts of Israel.

3hHe healeth ithe broken in heart,

And kbindeth up their †wounds.

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Footnotes

  1. aSee Ps. 106:1.
  2. bSo Ps. 92:1.
  3. ePs. 51:18. & 102:16. So Ps. 122:6.
  4. fEzek. 39:28. So Deut. 30:3.
  5. gIsai. 11:12. & 56:8. So Isai. 27:13. See John 7:35.
  6. hSee Ps. 62.
  7. iSee Ps. 34:18.
  8. †Heb. griefs. See Ps. 127:2.

Cross references

  1. cPs. 135:3.
  2. dPs. 33:1.
  3. kEzek. 34:4. 16.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Hallelujah!

How good it is to sing to our God,

for praise is pleasant and lovely.

The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;

he gathers Israel’s exiled people.

He heals the brokenhearted

and bandages 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.