Psalms 147
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Psalms 147

1PraiseH1984 ye Jehovah; For it is goodH2896 to singH2167 praisesH2167 unto our GodH430; For it is pleasantH5273, andpraiseH1984 is comely.2Jehovah doth buildH1129 up JerusalemH3389; He gathereth together the outcasts of IsraelH3478.3He healeth the brokenH7665 in heartH3820, And bindeth up their wounds.4He counteth the numberH4557 of the starsH3556; He calleth them all by their namesH8034.5GreatH1419 is our LordH113, and mighty in powerH3581; His understandingH8394 is infinite.6Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wickedH7563 down to the groundH776.7SingH2167 unto Jehovah with thanksgivingH8426; SingH2167 praisesH2167 upon the harpH3658 unto our GodH430,8Who covereth the heavensH8064 with cloudsH5645, Who prepareth rainH4306 for the earthH776, Who maketh grassH2682 to growH6779 upon the mountainsH2022.9He giveth to the beast his foodH3899, Andto the youngH1121 ravensH6158 which cry.10He delighteth not in the strengthH1369 of the horseH5483: He taketh no pleasureH7521 in the legsH7785 of a manH376.11Jehovah taketh pleasureH7521 in them that fearH3373 him, In those that hopeH3176 in his lovingkindness.12PraiseH1984 Jehovah, O JerusalemH3389; PraiseH1984 thy GodH430, O ZionH6726.13For he hath strengthenedH2388 the barsH1280 of thy gatesH8179; He hath blessedH1288 thy children within thee.14He maketh peaceH7965 in thy bordersH1366; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheatH2406.15He sendeth out his commandment upon earthH776; His wordH1697 runneth very swiftly.16He giveth snowH7950 like woolH6785; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashesH665.17He casteth forth his iceH7140 like morsels: Who can standH5975 before his cold?18He sendeth out his wordH1697, and melteth them: He causeth his windH7307 to blow, and the watersH4325 flowH5140.19He showeth his wordH1697 unto JacobH3290, His statutesH2706 and his ordinances unto IsraelH3478.20He hath not dealt soH3651 with any nationH1471; And as for his ordinancesH4941, they have not knownH3045 them. PraiseH1984 ye Jehovah.

Commentaries on Psalms 147

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain