Psalm 147 Praise to God for His Word and Providence
Psalm 147 Praise to God for His Word and Providence
Psalm 147:1-20 Praise to God for His Word and Providence
Psalm 147:1
1 Praise the Lord (Hebrew: Hallelujah)!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
Psalm 147:2-6
2
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
4
He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
5
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.
6
The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
Psalm 147:7-9
7
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that cry.
Psalm 147:10-11
10
He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11
The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
Psalm 147:12-14
12
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
14
He makes peace in your borders,
And fills you with the finest wheat.
Psalm 147:15-18
15
He sends out His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
16
He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
17
He casts out His hail like morsels (fragments of food);
Who can stand before His cold?
18
He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Psalm 147:19-20
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He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20
He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.
Praise the Lord!