Psalm 147
It Is Good to Sing Praises
¹ Hallelujah! 1 How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely 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; He 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 on the harp to our God,
⁸ who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
⁹ He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
¹⁰ He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
¹¹ The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
¹² Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
¹³ For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
¹⁴ He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
¹⁵ He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
¹⁶ He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
¹⁷ He casts forth His hail like pebbles.2 Who can withstand His icy blast?
¹⁸ He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
¹⁹ He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
²⁰ He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments.3 Hallelujah!