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