147:1 O praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God, for praise is pleasant and becoming. |
147:2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. |
147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. |
147:4 He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names. |
147:5 Great is our LORD and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. |
147:6 The LORD lifts up the meek; He casts the wicked down to the ground. |
147:7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the lyres unto our God, |
147:8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains. |
147:9 He gives the beasts their food and to the young ravens which cry. |
147:10 He delights not in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. |
147:11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, who hope in His steadfast love. |
147:12 Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion, |
147:13 For He has made the bars of your gates strong; He has blessed your children within you. |
147:14 He makes peace within your borders and fills you with the finest of the wheat. |
147:15 He sends forth His commandment upon earth; His word runs very swiftly. |
147:16 He gives snow like wool; He scatters the hoarfrost like ashes. |
147:17 He casts forth His ice like crumbs. Who can stand before His cold? |
147:18 He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. |
147:19 He declares His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel. |
147:20 He has not done so with any other nation; and as for his ordinances, they have not known them. O praise the LORD! |