147:1  Praise the LORD!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.

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 name.

147:5  Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.

147:6  The LORD lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.

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

147:8  Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares 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 that cry.

147:10  He does not delight 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,
In those who hope in His mercy.

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 children within you.

147:14  He makes peace in your borders,
And fills you with the finest wheat.

147:15  He sends out 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 out His hail like morsels;
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 to Jacob,
His statutes and His judgments to Israel.

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