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Psalms 147

¹Praise the LORD! It is good to sing praise to our God; it is pleasant and right to praise him.

²The LORD is restoring Jerusalem; he is bringing back the exiles.

³He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.

⁴He has decided the number of the stars and calls each one by name.

⁵Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.

⁶He raises the humble, but crushes the wicked to the ground.

⁷Sing hymns of praise to the LORD; play music on the harp to our God.

⁸He spreads clouds over the sky; he provides rain for the earth and makes grass grow on the hills.

⁹He gives animals their food and feeds the young ravens when they call.

¹⁰His pleasure is not in strong horses, nor his delight in brave soldiers;

¹¹but he takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love.

¹²Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

¹³He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people.

¹⁴He keeps your borders safe and satisfies you with the finest wheat.

¹⁵He gives a command to the earth, and what he says is quickly done.

¹⁶He spreads snow like a blanket and scatters frost like dust.

¹⁷He sends hail like gravel; no one can endure the cold he sends!

¹⁸Then he gives a command, and the ice melts; he sends the wind, and the water flows.

¹⁹He gives his message to his people, his instructions and laws to Israel.

²⁰He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD!