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 Alleluia. Praise ye the Lord, for the psalm is good; let our praising be merry, and fair to our God.
2The Lord shall build [up] Jerusalem; and he shall gather together the scatterings of Israel.
3The which Lord maketh whole men contrite in heart; and bindeth together the sorrows of them.
4Which numbereth the multitude of stars; and calleth names to all those [or them].
5Our Lord is great, and his virtue is great; and of his wisdom there is no number.
6The Lord taketh up mild men; forsooth he maketh low sinners till to the earth.
7Before sing ye to the Lord in acknowledging; say ye psalm to our God in an harp.
8Which covereth heaven with clouds; and maketh ready rain to the earth. Which bringeth forth hay in hills; and herb to the service of men.
9Which giveth meat to their work beasts; and to the birds of crows calling him.
10He shall not have will in the strength of an horse; neither it shall be well pleasant [or well pleased] to him in the legs of a man.
11It is well pleasant [or well pleased] to the Lord on men that dread him; and in them that hope in his mercy.
12Jerusalem, praise thou the Lord; Zion, praise thou thy God.
13For he hath comforted the locks of thy gates; he hath blessed thy sons in thee.
14Which hath set thy coasts peace; and filleth thee with the fatness of wheat.
15Which sendeth out his speech to the earth; his word runneth swiftly.
16Which giveth snow as wool; he spreadeth abroad a cloud as ashes.
17He sendeth his crystal as morsels; who shall be able to suffer before the face of his coldness?
18He shall send out his word, and shall melt those [or them]; his spirit shall blow, and waters shall flow.
19Which telleth his word to Jacob; and his rightfulnesses and dooms to Israel.
20He did not so to each nation; and he showed not his dooms to them.
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