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Psalms 147

¹Praise the Lord! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!

²The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel.

³He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.

⁴He counts the stars and calls them all by name.

⁵How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!

⁶The Lord supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.

⁷Sing out your thanks to the Lord; sing praises to our God with a harp.

⁸He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.

⁹He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry.

¹⁰He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might.

¹¹No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.

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

¹³For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls.

¹⁴He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.

¹⁵He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies!

¹⁶He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.

¹⁷He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?

¹⁸Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.

¹⁹He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel.

²⁰He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the Lord!

Psalms 147 (NLT)

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