Psalms 147

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• 1. Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
• 2. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
• 3. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
• 4. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
• 5. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
• 6. The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
• 7. Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.
• 8. He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
• 9. He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
• 10. His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of a man;
• 11. the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
• 12. Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion,
• 13. for he strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
• 14. He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
• 15. He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
• 16. He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
• 17. He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
• 18. He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
• 19. He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
• 20. He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD.

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