Psalm 147

PSALM 147

He Heals the Brokenhearted

¹¹Praise Yah!

For ^ait is good to sing praises to our God;

For ²it is pleasant and praise is ^bbecoming.

²Yahweh ^abuilds up Jerusalem;

He ^bgathers the ¹outcasts of Israel.

³He is the One who heals the ^abrokenhearted

And who ^bbinds up their ¹wounds,

⁴Who ^acounts the number of the stars;

He ^1bgives names to all of them.

^5aGreat is our Lord and abundant in power;

His ^bdiscernment is ¹infinite.

⁶Yahweh ^1ahelps up the afflicted;

He brings down the wicked to the ground.

^7aSing to Yahweh with thanksgiving;

Sing praises to our God on the lyre.

⁸He is the One who ^acovers the heavens with clouds,

The One who ^bprovides rain for the earth,

The One who ^cmakes grass to sprout on the mountains,

⁹Who ^agives to the animal its food,

And to the ^byoung ravens which call out.

¹⁰He does not delight in the might of the ^ahorse;

He ^bdoes not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹¹Yahweh ^ais pleased with those who fear Him,

^bThose who wait for His lovingkindness.

¹²Laud Yahweh, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

¹³For He strengthened the ^abars of your gates;

He ^bblessed your sons within you.

¹⁴He is the One who ^asets ¹peace in your borders,

He ^bsatisfies you with ^cthe ²finest of the wheat,

¹⁵The One who sends forth His ^acommand to the earth;

His ^bword runs very swiftly,

¹⁶The One who gives ^asnow like wool;

He scatters the ^bfrost like ashes,

¹⁷Who casts forth His ^aice as fragments;

Who can stand before His ^bcold?

¹⁸He ^asends forth His word and melts them;

He ^bcauses His wind to blow and so the waters flow,

¹⁹Who ^adeclares His words to Jacob,

His ^bstatutes and His judgments to Israel.

²⁰He ^ahas not done so with any nation;

So as for His judgments, they have ^bnot known them.

¹Praise Yah!