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44 lines
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# Chapter 147
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1 Praise the Lord!
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How good to sing praises to our God!
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How delightful and how fitting!
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2 The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem
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and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
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3 He heals the brokenhearted
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and bandages their wounds.
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4 He counts the stars
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and calls them all by name.
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5 How great is our Lord! His power is absolute!
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His understanding is beyond comprehension!
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6 The Lord supports the humble,
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but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
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7 Sing out your thanks to the Lord;
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sing praises to our God with a harp.
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8 He covers the heavens with clouds,
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provides rain for the earth,
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and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
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9 He gives food to the wild animals
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and feeds the young ravens when they cry.
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10 He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse
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or in human might.
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11 No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
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those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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12 Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem!
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Praise your God, O Zion!
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13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates
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and blessed your children within your walls.
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14 He sends peace across your nation
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and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
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15 He sends his orders to the world—
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how swiftly his word flies!
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16 He sends the snow like white wool;
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he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
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17 He hurls the hail like stones.
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Who can stand against his freezing cold?
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18 Then, at his command, it all melts.
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He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
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19 He has revealed his words to Jacob,
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his decrees and regulations to Israel.
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20 He has not done this for any other nation;
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they do not know his regulations.
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Praise the Lord! |