Psalms 147:12-20

12Jerusalem's people, praise the Lord! Yes, Zion's people, praise your God!

13Praise him because he makes your city's gates strong. He blesses the people who live there.

14He causes your borders to be safe from your enemies. He gives you lots of the best wheat to eat.

15He sends his commands to reach all the earth. Very soon the whole world knows what he wants.

16He covers the earth with snow, like a white blanket. He puts white frost everywhere, like ashes that the wind blows.

17He throws hail from the sky, like small stones. When he sends a cold wind, nobody can continue to stand.

18Then he commands it all to melt. He makes the warm wind blow, and the ice becomes streams of water.

19He sends his message to Jacob's descendants. He gives his rules and laws to Israel's people.

20He has not done that for any other nation. They do not know his laws. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!