Psalms - Chapter 147 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Praise the LORD! It is good to sing praise to our God; it is pleasant and right to praise him.
  • 2. The LORD is restoring Jerusalem; he is bringing back the exiles.
  • 3. He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.
  • 4. He has decided the number of the stars and calls each one by name.
  • 5. Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.
  • 6. He raises the humble, but crushes the wicked to the ground.
  • 7. Sing hymns of praise to the LORD; play music on the harp to our God.
  • 8. He spreads clouds over the sky; he provides rain for the earth and makes grass grow on the hills.
  • 9. He gives animals their food and feeds the young ravens when they call.
  • 10. His pleasure is not in strong horses, nor his delight in brave soldiers;
  • 11. but he takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love.
  • 12. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
  • 13. He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people.
  • 14. He keeps your borders safe and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
  • 15. He gives a command to the earth, and what he says is quickly done.
  • 16. He spreads snow like a blanket and scatters frost like dust.
  • 17. He sends hail like gravel; no one can endure the cold he sends!
  • 18. Then he gives a command, and the ice melts; he sends the wind, and the water flows.
  • 19. He gives his message to his people, his instructions and laws to Israel.
  • 20. He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD!
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