Psalm 147

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.

²The Lord ^abuilds up Jerusalem;

He ^bgathers the outcasts of Israel.

³He heals the ^abrokenhearted

And ^bbinds up their ¹wounds.

⁴He ^acounts the number of the stars;

He ^1bgives names to all of them.

^5aGreat is our Lord and abundant in strength;

His ^bunderstanding is ¹infinite.

⁶The Lord ^1asupports the afflicted;

He brings down the wicked to the ground.

^7aSing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

⁸Who ^acovers the heavens with clouds,

Who ^bprovides rain for the earth,

Who ^cmakes grass to ¹grow on the mountains.

⁹He ^agives to the beast its food,

And to the ^byoung ravens which cry.

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

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

¹¹The Lord ^afavors those who fear Him,

^bThose who wait for His lovingkindness.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

¹³For He has strengthened the ^abars of your gates;

He has ^bblessed your sons within you.

¹⁴He ^amakes ¹peace in your borders;

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

¹⁵He sends forth His ^acommand to the earth;

His ^bword runs very swiftly.

¹⁶He gives ^asnow like wool;

He scatters the ^bfrost like ashes.

¹⁷He 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 the waters to flow.

¹⁹He ^adeclares His words to Jacob,

His ^bstatutes and His ordinances to Israel.

²⁰He ^ahas not dealt thus with any nation;

And as for His ordinances, they have ^bnot known them.

¹Praise ²the Lord!