Psalms 147
147
PSALM 147
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1Praise ye the Lord; for it is good
praise to our God to sing:
For it is pleasant, and to praise
it is a comely thing.
2God doth build up Jerusalem;
and he it is alone
That the dispers'd of Israel
doth gather into one.
3Those that are broken in their heart,
and grieved in their minds,
He healeth, and their painful wounds
he tenderly up-binds.
4He counts the number of the stars;
he names them ev'ry one.
5Great is our Lord, and of great pow'r;
his wisdom search can none.
6The Lord lifts up the meek; and casts
the wicked to the ground.
7Sing to the Lord, and give him thanks;
on harp his praises sound;
8Who covereth the heav'n with clouds,
who for the earth below
Prepareth rain, who maketh grass
upon the mountains grow.
9He gives the beast his food, he feeds
the ravens young that cry.
10His pleasure not in horses' strength,
nor in man's legs, doth lie.
11But in all those that do him fear
the Lord doth pleasure take;
In those that to his mercy do
by hope themselves betake.
12The Lord praise, O Jerusalem;
Sion, thy God confess:
13For thy gates' bars he maketh strong;
thy sons in thee doth bless.
14He in thy borders maketh peace;
with fine wheat filleth thee.
15He sends forth his command on earth,
his word runs speedily.
16Hoar-frost, like ashes, scatt'reth he;
like wool he snow doth give:
17Like morsels casteth forth his ice;
who in its cold can live?
18He sendeth forth his mighty word,
and melteth them again;
His wind he makes to blow,
and then the waters flow amain.
19The doctrine of his holy word
to Jacob he doth show;
His statutes and his judgments he
gives Israel to know.
20To any nation never he
such favour did afford;
For they his judgments have not known.
O do ye praise the Lord.
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Psalms 147
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Psalm 147
1¶ Halelu-JAH: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for praise is pleasant and beautiful.
2The Lord, he who builds up Jerusalem; shall gather together the outcasts of Israel.
3He heals the broken hearted, and he binds up their wounds.
4He counts the number of the stars and calls them all by their names.
5Great is our Lord and of great power; his intelligence is infinite.
6The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked down to the earth.
7Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8Who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares the rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
9He who gives the beast his food and to the sons of the ravens which cry unto him.
10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The Lord takes pleasure in those that fear him, in those that wait upon his mercy.
12¶ Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy sons within thee.
14He who makes peace to be thy borders shall fill thee with the finest of the wheat.
15He sends forth his word upon earth; his word runs very swiftly.
16He who gives snow like wool scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
17He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?
18He shall send forth his word and melt them; his wind shall blow, and the waters shall flow.
19He declares his words unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20He has not dealt so with the other nations, which have not known his judgments. Halelu-JAH.
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