Psalm 147:1WEB
Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
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Psalm 147:1WEB
Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
Psalm 147:2WEB
Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 147:3WEB
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:4WEB
He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
Psalm 147:5WEB
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
Psalm 147:6WEB
Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 147:7WEB
Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 147:8WEB
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
Psalm 147:9WEB
He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
Psalm 147:10WEB
He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
Psalm 147:11WEB
Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 147:12WEB
Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 147:13WEB
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
Psalm 147:14WEB
He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
Psalm 147:15WEB
He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
Psalm 147:16WEB
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
Psalm 147:17WEB
He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
Psalm 147:18WEB
He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Psalm 147:19WEB
He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
Psalm 147:20WEB
He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise Yah!
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.