147:1 |
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. |
147:2 |
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. |
147:3 |
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. |
147:4 |
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. |
147:5 |
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. |
147:6 |
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. |
147:7 |
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: |
147:8 |
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. |
147:9 |
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. |
147:10 |
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. |
147:11 |
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. |
147:12 |
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. |
147:13 |
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. |
147:14 |
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. |
147:15 |
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. |
147:16 |
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. |
147:17 |
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? |
147:18 |
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. |
147:19 |
He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. |
147:20 |
He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. |