Psalms 147
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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
147
God’s Word Restores Jerusalem
1Hallelujah!
I
How good to sing praise to our God;
how pleasant to give fitting praise.#Ps 33:1; 92:2.
2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem,
and gathers the dispersed of Israel,#Is 11:12; 56:8; Jer 31:10.
3Healing the brokenhearted,
and binding up their wounds.#Jb 5:18; Is 30:26; 61:1; Jer 33:6.
4He numbers the stars,
and gives to all of them their names.#Is 40:26.
5Great is our Lord, vast in power,
with wisdom beyond measure.#Jdt 16:13; Jer 51:15.
6The Lord gives aid to the poor,
but casts the wicked to the ground.#Ps 146:9; 1 Sm 2:7–8.
II
7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
with the lyre make music to our God,#Ps 71:22.
8#God clothes the fields and feeds the birds, cf. Mt 6:26, 30.Who covers the heavens with clouds,
provides rain for the earth,
makes grass sprout on the mountains,#Ps 104:13f; Jb 5:10; Jer 14:22; Jl 2:23.
9Who gives animals their food
and young ravens what they cry for.#Jb 38:41; Mt 6:26.
10#Acknowledging one’s dependence upon God rather than claiming self-sufficiency pleases God, cf. Ps 20:8; 33:16–19.He takes no delight in the strength of horses,
no pleasure in the runner’s stride.#Ps 20:8; 33:16–18.
11Rather the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his mercy.
III
12Glorify the Lord, Jerusalem;
Zion, offer praise to your God,
13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates,
blessed your children within you.#Ps 48:14.
14He brings peace to your borders,
and satisfies you with finest wheat.#Ps 81:17.
15#God speaks through the thunder of nature and the word of revealed law, cf. Is 55:10–11. The weather phenomena are well known in Jerusalem: a blizzard of snow and hail followed by a thunderstorm that melts the ice.He sends his command to earth;
his word runs swiftly!#Ps 33:9.
16Thus he makes the snow like wool,
and spreads the frost like ash;#Jb 6:16; 37:10; 38:22.
17He disperses hail like crumbs.
Who can withstand his cold?
18Yet when again he issues his command, it melts them;
he raises his winds and the waters flow.
19He proclaims his word to Jacob,
his statutes and laws to Israel.#Ps 78:5; Bar 3:37; Dt 4:7–8.
20He has not done this for any other nation;
of such laws they know nothing.
Hallelujah!
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