# Psalm 147 (New King James Version)
Praise to God for His Word and Providence

##### Chapter 147
###### 1 Praise the Lord!  
For _it is_ good to sing praises to our God;  
For _it is_ pleasant, _and_ praise is beautiful.

###### 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;  
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.  

###### 3 He heals the brokenhearted  
And binds up their wounds.  

###### 4 He counts the number of the stars;  
He calls them all by name.  

###### 5 Great _is_ our Lord, and mighty in power;  
His understanding _is_ infinite.  

###### 6 The Lord lifts up the humble;  
He casts the wicked down to the ground.

###### 7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;  
Sing praises on the harp 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 its food,  
_And_ to the young ravens that cry.

###### 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse;  
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.  

###### 11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,  
In those who hope in His mercy.

###### 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!  
Praise your God, O Zion!  

###### 13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;  
He has blessed your children within you.  

###### 14 He makes peace _in_ your borders,  
_And_ fills you with the finest wheat.

###### 15 He sends out His command _to the_ earth;  
His word runs very swiftly.  

###### 16 He gives snow like wool;  
He scatters the frost like ashes;  

###### 17 He casts out His hail like morsels;  
Who can stand before His cold?  

###### 18 He sends out His word and melts them;  
He causes His wind to blow, _and_ the waters flow.

###### 19 He declares His word to Jacob,  
His statutes and His judgments to Israel.  

###### 20 He has not dealt thus with any nation;  
And _as for His_ judgments, they have not known them.
Praise the Lord!