147:1
Praise[H1984] ye the LORD[H3050]: for it is good[H2896] to sing praises[H2167] unto our God[H430]; for it is pleasant[H5273]; and praise[H8416] is comely[H5000].
147:2
The LORD[H3068] doth build up[H1129] Jerusalem[H3389]: he gathereth together[H3664] the outcasts[H1760] of Israel[H3478].
147:3
He healeth[H7495] the broken[H7665] in heart[H3820], and bindeth up[H2280] their wounds[H6094].
147:4
He telleth[H4487] the number[H4557] of the stars[H3556]; he calleth[H7121] them all by their names[H8034].
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Great[H1419] is our Lord[H113], and of great[H7227] power[H3581]: his understanding[H8394] is infinite[H4557].
147:6
The LORD[H3068] lifteth up[H5749] the meek[H6035]: he casteth[H8213] the wicked[H7563] down[H8213] to the ground[H776].
147:7
Sing[H6030] unto the LORD[H3068] with thanksgiving[H8426]; sing praise[H2167] upon the harp[H3658] unto our God[H430]:
147:8
Who covereth[H3680] the heaven[H8064] with clouds[H5645], who prepareth[H3559] rain[H4306] for the earth[H776], who maketh grass[H2682] to grow[H6779] upon the mountains[H2022].
147:9
He giveth[H5414] to the beast[H929] his food[H3899], and to the young[H1121] ravens[H6158] which cry[H7121].
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He delighteth[H2654] not in the strength[H1369] of the horse[H5483]: he taketh not pleasure[H7521] in the legs[H7785] of a man[H376].
147:11
The LORD[H3068] taketh pleasure[H7521] in them that fear[H3373] him, in those that hope[H3176] in his mercy[H2617].
147:12
Praise[H7623] the LORD[H3068], O Jerusalem[H3389]; praise[H1984] thy God[H430], O Zion[H6726].
147:13
For he hath strengthened[H2388] the bars[H1280] of thy gates[H8179]; he hath blessed[H1288] thy children[H1121] within[H7130] thee.
147:14
He maketh[H7760] peace[H7965] in thy borders[H1366], and filleth[H7646] thee with the finest[H2459] of the wheat[H2406].
147:15
He sendeth forth[H7971] his commandment[H565] upon earth[H776]: his word[H1697] runneth[H7323] very swiftly[H4120].
147:16
He giveth[H5414] snow[H7950] like wool[H6785]: he scattereth[H6340] the hoarfrost[H3713] like ashes[H665].
147:17
He casteth forth[H7993] his ice[H7140] like morsels[H6595]: who can stand[H5975] before[H6440] his cold[H7135]?
147:18
He sendeth out[H7971] his word[H1697], and melteth[H4529] them: he causeth his wind[H7307] to blow[H5380], and the waters[H4325] flow[H5140].
147:19
He sheweth[H5046] his word[H1697] unto Jacob[H3290], his statutes[H2706] and his judgments[H4941] unto Israel[H3478].
147:20
He hath not dealt[H6213] so with any nation[H1471]: and as for his judgments[H4941], they have not known[H3045] them. Praise[H1984] ye the LORD[H3050].