Psalm 147

Praise the Lord.[a]

How good it is to sing praises to our God,
    how pleasant(A) and fitting to praise him!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20

For the Lord is good(A) and his love endures forever;(B)
    his faithfulness(C) continues through all generations.

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15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(A)

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When I consider your heavens,(A)
    the work of your fingers,(B)
the moon and the stars,(C)
    which you have set in place,

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95 The wicked are waiting to destroy me,(A)
    but I will ponder your statutes.(B)

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You have made them[a] a little lower than the angels[b](A)
    and crowned them[c] with glory and honor.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  2. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  3. Psalm 8:5 Or him

You made them a little[a] lower than the angels;
    you crowned them with glory and honor

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:7 Or them for a little while

But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor(A) because he suffered death,(B) so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.(C)

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Psalm 8[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(B)
    in the heavens.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  2. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!(A)

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