The Psalms

Psalm 147

 ^147:1Praise ye Jehovah;

 For it is good to sing praises unto our God;

 For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

 ^147:2Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem;

 He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

 ^147:3He healeth the broken in heart,

 And bindeth up their wounds.

 ^147:4He counteth the number of the stars;

 He calleth them all by their names.

 ^147:5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;

 His understanding is infinite.

 ^147:6Jehovah upholdeth the meek:

 He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

 ^147:7Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving;

 Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,

 ^147:8Who covereth the heavens with clouds,

 Who prepareth rain for the earth,

 Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

 ^147:9He giveth to the beast his food,

 And to the young ravens which cry.

 ^147:10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse:

 He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

 ^147:11Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him,

 In those that hope in his lovingkindness.

 ^147:12Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem;

 Praise thy God, O Zion.

 ^147:13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates;

 He hath blessed thy children within thee.

 ^147:14He maketh peace in thy borders;

 He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

 ^147:15He sendeth out his commandment upon earth;

 His word runneth very swiftly.

 ^147:16He giveth snow like wool;

 He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

 ^147:17He casteth forth his ice like morsels:

 Who can stand before his cold?

 ^147:18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them:

 He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

 ^147:19He showeth his word unto Jacob,

 His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.

 ^147:20He hath not dealt so with any nation;

 And as for his ordinances, they have not known them.

 Praise ye Jehovah.