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