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44 lines
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# Chapter 147
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1 Hallelujah!
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How good it is to sing to our God,
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for praise is pleasant and lovely.
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2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;
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he gathers Israel’s exiled people.
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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 number of the stars;
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he gives names to all of them.
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5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
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his understanding is infinite.
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6 The Lord helps the oppressed
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but brings the wicked to the ground.
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7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
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play the lyre to our God,
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8 who covers the sky with clouds,
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prepares rain for the earth,
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and causes grass to grow on the hills.
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9 He provides the animals with their food,
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and the young ravens what they cry for.
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10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
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he does not value the power of a warrior.
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11 The Lord values those who fear him,
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those who put their hope in his faithful love.
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12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
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praise your God, Zion!
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13 For he strengthens the bars of your city gates
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and blesses your children within you.
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14 He endows your territory with prosperity;
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he satisfies you with the finest wheat.
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15 He sends his command throughout the earth;
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his word runs swiftly.
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16 He spreads snow like wool;
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he scatters frost like ashes;
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17 he throws his hailstones like crumbs.
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Who can withstand his cold?
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18 He sends his word and melts them;
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he unleashes his winds, and the water flows.
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19 He declares his word to Jacob,
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his statutes and judgments to Israel.
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20 He has not done this for every nation;
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they do not know his judgments.
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Hallelujah! |