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Psalm 147:1-3
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Sing and Praise the Lord

1 Shout praises to the Lord!
    Our God is kind,
and it is right and good
    to sing praises to him.
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem
and brings the people of Israel
    back home again.
3 He renews our hopes
    and heals our bodies.

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Psalm 147:1-3
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Psalm 147

1 Praise the Lord.[a]

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

2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(C)
    he gathers the exiles(D) of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted(E)
    and binds up their wounds.(F)

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Footnotes

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