147:1   Praise the LORD! For it seems good to sing praises to our God; For it feels pleasant and praise seems becoming.

147:2  The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers 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 gives names to all of them.

147:5   We regard our Lord as great and abundant in strength; His understanding extends to infinity.

147:6  The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

147:7   Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

147:8  Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

147:9  He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.

147:10  He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

147:11  The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

147:12  Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

147:13  For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you.

147:14  He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.

147:15  He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

147:16  He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.

147:17  He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?

147:18  He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

147:19  He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

147:20  He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the LORD!