Psalm 147:1-12

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Psalm 147

¹Praise the Lord.^[a]

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

²The Lord builds up Jerusalem;^(C)
    he gathers the exiles^(D) of Israel.
³He heals the brokenhearted^(E)
    and binds up their wounds.^(F)
⁴He determines the number of the stars^(G)
    and calls them each by name.
⁵Great is our Lord^(H) and mighty in power;^(I)
    his understanding has no limit.^(J)
⁶The Lord sustains the humble^(K)
    but casts the wicked^(L) to the ground.

⁷Sing to the Lord^(M) with grateful praise;^(N)
make music^(O) to our God on the harp.^(P)

⁸He covers the sky with clouds;^(Q)
    he supplies the earth with rain^(R)
    and makes grass grow^(S) on the hills.
⁹He provides food^(T) for the cattle
    and for the young ravens^(U) when they call.

¹⁰His pleasure is not in the strength^(V) of the horse,^(W)
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
¹¹the Lord delights^(X) in those who fear him,^(Y)
who put their hope^(Z) in his unfailing love.^(AA)

¹²Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;^(AB)
praise your God, Zion.

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Footnotes

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

Isaiah 30:19-21

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¹⁹People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more.^(A) How gracious he will be when you cry for help!^(B) As soon as he hears, he will answer^(C) you. ²⁰Although the Lord gives you the bread^(D) of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers^(E) will be hidden^(F) no more; with your own eyes you will see them. ²¹Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice^(G) behind you, saying, “This is the way;^(H) walk in it.”

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Isaiah 30:23-26

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²³He will also send you rain^(A) for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich^(B) and plentiful.^(C) In that day^(D) your cattle will graze in broad meadows.^(E) ²⁴The oxen^(F) and donkeys that work the soil will eat fodder^(G) and mash, spread out with fork^(H) and shovel. ²⁵In the day of great slaughter,^(I) when the towers^(J) fall, streams of water will flow^(K) on every high mountain and every lofty hill. ²⁶The moon will shine like the sun,^(L) and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals^(M) the wounds he inflicted.

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Matthew 9:35-10:1

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The Workers Are Few

³⁵Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.^(A) ³⁶When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,^(B) because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.^(C) ³⁷Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest^(D) is plentiful but the workers are few.^(E) ³⁸Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve^(F)^(G)^(H)^(I)^(J)

10 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits^(K) and to heal every disease and sickness.^(L)

Matthew 10:5-8

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⁵These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.^(A) ⁶Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.^(B) ⁷As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven^(C) has come near.’ ⁸Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,^[a] drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.