Psalm 146:6–147:1

⁶Who ^amade heaven and earth,

The ^bsea and all that is in them;

Who ^ckeeps ¹faith forever;

⁷Who ^aexecutes justice for the oppressed;

Who ^bgives food to the hungry.

The Lord ^csets the prisoners free.

⁸The Lord ^aopens the eyes of the blind;

The Lord ^braises up those who are bowed down;

The Lord ^cloves the righteous;

⁹The Lord ^1aprotects the ²strangers;

He ^3bsupports the fatherless and the widow,

But He ⁴thwarts ^cthe way of the wicked.

¹⁰The Lord will ^areign forever,

Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

¹Praise ²the Lord!

PSALM 147

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

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

For ³it is pleasant and praise is ^bbecoming.