Psalms 147
1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
6 The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God;
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.
9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.
15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.
