| Chapter 147 |
1 | Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful. |
2 | The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together. |
3 | He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds. |
4 | He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names. |
5 | Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom. |
6 | The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame. |
7 | Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music. |
8 | By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains. |
9 | He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry. |
10 | He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. |
11 | The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy. |
12 | Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion. |
13 | He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls. |
14 | He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain. |
15 | He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly. |
16 | He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust. |
17 | He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold. |
18 | At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters. |
19 | He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions. |
20 | He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised. |