Psalms 147

He Heals the Brokenhearted

1  a Praise the  Lord!
For b it is good to sing praises to our God;
for c it is pleasant, ▼
▼ Or  for he is beautiful
 and e a song of praise is fitting.
 2 The  Lord f builds up Jerusalem;
he g gathers the outcasts of Israel.
 3 He heals h the brokenhearted
and i binds up their wounds.
 4 He j determines the number of the stars;
he k gives to all of them their names.
 5  l Great is our Lord, and m abundant in power;
n his understanding is beyond measure.
 6 The  Lord o lifts up the humble; ▼
▼ Or afflicted

he casts the wicked to the ground.
 7  q Sing to the  Lord with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on r the lyre!
 8 He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares s rain for the earth;
he makes t grass grow on the hills.
 9 He u gives to the beasts their food,
and to v the young ravens that cry.
 10 His delight is not in w the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
 11 but the  Lord x takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who y hope in his steadfast love.
 12  Praise the  Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
 13 For he strengthens z the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
 14 He aa makes peace in your borders;
he ab fills you with the ac finest of the wheat.
 15 He ad sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
 16 He gives ae snow like wool;
he scatters af frost like ashes.
 17 He hurls down his crystals of ag ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his ah cold?
 18 He ai sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
 19 He declares his word to Jacob,
his aj statutes and rules ▼
▼ Or  and just decrees
 to Israel.
 20 He al has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules. ▼
▼ Or  his just decrees

an Praise the  Lord!
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