Psalm - 147

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1 P raise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

2 Y ahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

3 H e heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

4 H e counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

5 G reat is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

6 Y ahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

7 S ing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

8 w ho covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.

9 H e provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

10 H e doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 Y ahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

12 P raise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

13 F or he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.

14 H e makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

15 H e sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.

16 H e gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.

17 H e hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?

18 H e sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

19 H e shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

20 H e has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise Yah!