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Psalm 147

Praise the Lord!

How good to sing praises to our God!
    How delightful and how fitting!
The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem
    and bringing the exiles back to Israel.

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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)

The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(C)
    he gathers the exiles(D) of Israel.

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Footnotes

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

He heals the brokenhearted
    and bandages their wounds.
He counts the stars
    and calls them all by name.

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He heals the brokenhearted(A)
    and binds up their wounds.(B)
He determines the number of the stars(C)
    and calls them each by name.

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How great is our Lord! His power is absolute!
    His understanding is beyond comprehension!
The Lord supports the humble,
    but he brings the wicked down into the dust.

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Great is our Lord(A) and mighty in power;(B)
    his understanding has no limit.(C)
The Lord sustains the humble(D)
    but casts the wicked(E) to the ground.

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