Psalms 147

¹Psalms 147:1. Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!²Psalms 147:2. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.³Psalms 147:3. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.⁴Psalms 147:4. He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.⁵Psalms 147:5. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.⁶Psalms 147:6. The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.⁷Psalms 147:7. Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,⁸Psalms 147:8. who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.⁹Psalms 147:9. He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.¹⁰Psalms 147:10. He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.¹¹Psalms 147:11. The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.¹²Psalms 147:12. Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!¹³Psalms 147:13. For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.¹⁴Psalms 147:14. He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.¹⁵Psalms 147:15. He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.¹⁶Psalms 147:16. He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;¹⁷Psalms 147:17. He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?¹⁸Psalms 147:18. He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.¹⁹Psalms 147:19. He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.²⁰Psalms 147:20. He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!