| 1 | Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God, for He is gracious
and
lovely; praise is becoming
and
appropriate. |
| 2 | The Lord is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering together the exiles of Israel. |
| 3 | He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]. |
| 4 | He determines
and
counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names. |
| 5 | Great is our Lord and of great power; His understanding is inexhaustible
and
boundless. |
| 6 | The Lord lifts up the humble
and
downtrodden; He casts the wicked down to the ground. |
| 7 | Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises with the harp
or
the lyre 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 his food, and to the young ravens that for which they cry. |
| 10 | He delights not in the strength of the horse, nor does He take pleasure in the legs of a man. |
| 11 | The Lord takes pleasure in those who reverently
and
worshipfully fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy
and
loving-kindness. |
| 12 | Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! |
| 13 | For He has strengthened and made hard the bars of your gates, and He has blessed your children within you. |
| 14 | He makes peace in your borders; He fills you with the finest of the wheat. |
| 15 | He sends forth His commandment to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. |
| 16 | He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool; He scatters the hoarfrost like ashes. |
| 17 | He casts forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold? |
| 18 | He sends out His word, and melts [ice and snow]; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. |
| 19 | He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. |
| 20 | He has not dealt so with any [other] nation; they have not known (understood, appreciated, given heed to, and cherished) His ordinances. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) |
Cross references:
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Psalm 147:3 : Ps. 34:18; Isa. 57:15; 61:1; Luke 4:18.
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Psalm 147:11 : Ps. 145:20.
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Psalm 147:19 : Mal. 4:4.
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Psalm 147:20 : Ps. 79:6; Jer. 10:25.
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