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147 Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely [is] praise.

Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

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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.
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