Psalms Chapter 147 (NIV)
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Psalm 147Praise the Lord.How good it is to sing praises to our God,how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
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The Lord builds up Jerusalem;he gathers the exiles of Israel.
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He heals the brokenheartedand binds up their wounds.
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He determines the number of the starsand calls them each by name.
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Great is our Lord and mighty in power;his understanding has no limit.
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The Lord sustains the humblebut casts the wicked to the ground.
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Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;make music to our God on the harp.
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He covers the sky with clouds;he supplies the earth with rainand makes grass grow on the hills.
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He provides food for the cattleand for the young ravens when they call.
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His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,nor his delight in the legs of a man;
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the Lord delights in those who fear him,who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem;praise your God, O Zion,
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for he strengthens the bars of your gatesand blesses your people within you.
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He grants peace to your bordersand satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
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He sends his command to the earth;his word runs swiftly.
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He spreads the snow like wooland scatters the frost like ashes.
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles.Who can withstand his icy blast?
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He sends his word and melts them;he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
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He has revealed his word to Jacob,his laws and decrees to Israel.
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He has done this for no other nation;they do not know his laws.Praise the Lord.
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