Psalms 147

• 1. Praise the LORD! How good it is to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how right!
• 2. The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
• 3. He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds.
• 4. He counts the stars and calls them all by name.
• 5. How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!
• 6. The LORD supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
• 7. Sing out your thanks to the LORD; sing praises to our God, accompanied by harps.
• 8. He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the green grass grow in mountain pastures.
• 9. He feeds the wild animals, and the young ravens cry to him for food.
• 10. The strength of a horse does not impress him; how puny in his sight is the strength of a man.
• 11. Rather, the LORD's delight is in those who honor him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
• 12. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
• 13. For he has fortified the bars of your gates and blessed your children within you.
• 14. He sends peace across your nation and satisfies you with plenty of the finest wheat.
• 15. He sends his orders to the world--how swiftly his word flies!
• 16. He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
• 17. He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?
• 18. Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
• 19. He has revealed his words to Jacob, his principles and laws to Israel.
• 20. He has not done this with any other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD!

Psalms 148

• 1. Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him from the skies!
• 2. Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven!
• 3. Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
• 4. Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!
• 5. Let every created thing give praise to the LORD, for he issued his command, and they came into being.
• 6. He established them forever and forever. His orders will never be revoked.
• 7. Praise the LORD from the earth, you creatures of the ocean depths,
• 8. fire and hail, snow and storm, wind and weather that obey him,
• 9. mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
• 10. wild animals and all livestock, reptiles and birds,
• 11. kings of the earth and all people, rulers and judges of the earth,
• 12. young men and maidens, old men and children.
• 13. Let them all praise the name of the LORD. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven!
• 14. He has made his people strong, honoring his godly ones--the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the LORD!

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