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 56beautifulH5000.2The LordH3068 7buildsH1129 upH1129 JerusalemH3389; He 8gathersH3664 the outcastsH5080 of IsraelH3478.3He healsH7495 the 9brokenheartedH7665H3820 And 10bindsH2280 upH2280 their 11woundsH6094.4He 12countsH4487 the numberH4557 of the starsH3556; He 1314givesH7121 namesH8034 to allH3605 of them.515GreatH1419 is our LordH136 and abundantH7227 in strengthH3581; His 16understandingH8394 is 17infiniteH369H4557.6The LordH3068 1819supportsH5749 the afflictedH6035; He bringsH8213 the wickedH7563 downH8213 to the groundH776.

720SingH6031 to the LordH3068 with thanksgivingH8426; SingH2167 praisesH2167 to our GodH430 on the lyreH3658;8It is He who 21coversH3680 the heavensH8064 with cloudsH5645, Who 22providesH3559 rainH4306 for the earthH776, Who 23makes grassH2682 sproutH6779 on the mountainsH2022.9It is He who 24givesH5414 an animalH929 its foodH3899, And feeds 25youngH1121 ravensH6158 thatH834 cryH7121.10He does not delightH2654 in 26the strengthH1369 of the 27horseH5483; He 28does not takeH7521 pleasureH7521 in the 29legsH7785 of a manH376.11The LordH3068 30favorsH7521 those who fearH3372 Him, 31Those who waitH3176 for His 32faithfulnessH2617.

12PraiseH7623 the LordH3068, JerusalemH3389! PraiseH1984 your GodH430, ZionH6726!13For He has strengthenedH2388 the 33barsH1280 of your gatesH8179; He has 34blessedH1288 your sonsH1121 amongH7130 you.14He 35makesH7760 36peaceH7965 in your bordersH1366; He 37satisfiesH7646 you with 38the 39finestH2459 of the wheatH2406.15He sendsH7971 His 40commandH565 to the earthH776; His 41wordH1697 runsH7323 veryH5704 swiftlyH4120.16He 42showersH5414 43snowH7950 like woolH6785; He scattersH6340 the 44frostH3713 like ashesH665.17He hurlsH7993 His 45iceH7140 as fragmentsH6595; WhoH4310 can standH5975 beforeH6440 His 46coldH7135?18He 47sendsH7971 His wordH1697 and makes them meltH4529; He 48makes His windH7307 blowH5380, and the watersH4325 flowH5140.19He 49declaresH5046 His wordsH1697 to JacobH3290, His 50statutesH2706 and His judgmentsH4941 to IsraelH3478.20He 51has not dealtH6213 thisH3651 wayH3651 with anyH3605 other nationH1471; And as for His judgmentsH4941, 52they have 53not knownH3045 them. 54PraiseH1984 55the LordH3050!