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Psalms 147

Praise to God for His Word and Providence

¹Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.

²The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

³He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

⁴He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.

⁵Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

⁶The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.

⁷Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,

⁸Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

⁹He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry.

¹⁰He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹¹The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

¹³For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you.

¹⁴He makes peace in your borders, And fills you with the finest wheat.

¹⁵He sends out His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

¹⁶He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;

¹⁷He casts out His hail like morsels; Who can stand before His cold?

¹⁸He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

¹⁹He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.

²⁰He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the Lord!

Psalms 147 (NKJV)

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