Psalms 147 WBT
Summary: A praise psalm pairing cosmic and tender images of God's care, noting that he "healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds" in the same breath as "he telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names" (v. 3-4). It describes God's provision for creatures — giving food to cattle and young ravens — and for the created world's weather, sending snow "like wool" and frost "like ashes," casting forth ice "like morsels," which melts again when he "sendeth out his word" (v. 16-18). It closes noting God's special favor to Israel, to whom he has shown his "statutes and judgments" as he has "not dealt so with any nation" (v. 19-20).
1Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises to our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely.
2The LORD buildeth up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names.
5Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.
6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp to our God:
8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.
10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15He sendeth forth his commandment [upon] earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, [and] the waters flow.
19He showeth his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel.
20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and [as for his] judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
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