Psalm 147 Exhortation to Praise the Lord for His Lovingkindness

 Psalm 147

Exhortation to Praise the Lord for His Lovingkindness

1 Praise the Lord, for it is good to sing praises to our God; it is pleasant; praise is comely.

2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the dispersed of Israel;

3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds;

4 He counts the number of the stars, calling them all by name.

5 Great is our Lord, and great in power; his understanding is infinite.

6 The Lord lifts up the humble, and casts the wicked down to the ground.

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

8 He covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains;

9 He gives food to the livestock, and to the young ravens when they cry. 

10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse, nor does he delight in the swiftness of a man.

11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his mercy.

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.

13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you.

14 He makes peace within your borders and satisfies you with the finest flour;

15 He sends his commandment to the earth; his word runs swiftly;

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

17 He scatters his ice in pieces; who can withstand his cold?

18 He sends his word, and it melts; he makes the wind blow, and the waters flow.

19 He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel. 

20 He has not dealt so with any other nation; and as for his judgments, they do not know them. Praise the Lord.