Praise to God for His Word and Providence
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their [b]wounds.
4 He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that cry.
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders,
And fills you with [c]the finest wheat.
His word runs very swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casts out His hail like [d]morsels;
Who can stand before His cold?
18 He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 147:3 Lit. sorrows
- Psalm 147:14 Lit. fat of wheat
- Psalm 147:17 fragments of food
- Psalm 147:20 Heb. Hallelujah