Psalms 147

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

11PraiseH1984 2the LordH3050! For 3it is goodH2896 to singH2167 praisesH2167 to our GodH430; For 4it is pleasantH5273 and praiseH8416 is 5becomingH5000.2The LordH3068 6buildsH1129 up JerusalemH3389; He 7gathersH3664 the outcastsH5080 of IsraelH3478.3He healsH7495 the 8brokenheartedH7665H3820 And 9bindsH2280 up their 10woundsH6094.4He 11countsH4487 the numberH4557 of the starsH3556; He 1213givesH7121 namesH8034 to allH3605 of them.514GreatH1419 is our LordH136 and abundantH7227 in strengthH3581; His 15understandingH8394 is 16infiniteH369H4557.6The LordH3068 1718supportsH5749 the afflictedH6035; He bringsH8213 downH8213 the wickedH7563 to the groundH776.

719SingH6031 to the LordH3068 with thanksgivingH8426; SingH2167 praisesH2167 to our GodH430 on the lyreH3658,8Who 20coversH3680 the heavensH8064 with cloudsH5645, Who 21providesH3559 rainH4306 for the earthH776, Who 22makes grassH2682 to 23growH6779 on the mountainsH2022.9He 24givesH5414 to the beastH929 its foodH3899, And to the 25youngH1121 ravensH6158 whichH834 cryH7121.10He does not delightH2654 in the strengthH1369 of the 26horseH5483; He 27does not takeH7521 pleasureH7521 in the legsH7785 of a manH376.11The LordH3068 28favorsH7521 those who fearH3372 Him, 29Those who waitH3176 for His lovingkindnessH2617.

12PraiseH7623 the LordH3068, O JerusalemH3389! PraiseH1984 your GodH430, O ZionH6726!13For He has strengthenedH2388 the 30barsH1280 of your gatesH8179; He has 31blessedH1288 your sonsH1121 withinH7130 you.14He 32makesH7760 33peaceH7965 in your bordersH1366; He 34satisfiesH7646 you with 35the 36finestH2459 of the wheatH2406.15He sendsH7971 forth His 37commandH565 to the earthH776; His 38wordH1697 runsH7323 veryH5704 swiftlyH4120.16He givesH5414 39snowH7950 like woolH6785; He scattersH6340 the 40frostH3713 like ashesH665.17He castsH7993 forth His 41iceH7140 as fragmentsH6595; WhoH4310 can standH5975 beforeH6440 His 42coldH7135?18He 43sendsH7971 forth His wordH1697 and meltsH4529 them; He 44causes His windH7307 to blowH5380 and the watersH4325 to flowH5140.19He 45declaresH5046 His wordsH1697 to JacobH3290, His 46statutesH2706 and His ordinancesH4941 to IsraelH3478.20He 47has not dealtH6213 thusH3651 with anyH3605 nationH1471; And as for His ordinancesH4941, they have 48not knownH3045 them. 49PraiseH1984 50the LordH3050!