Psalm 147:1-6

Good News Translation

It is good to sing praise to our God;
    it is pleasant and right to praise him.
² The Lord is restoring Jerusalem;
    he is bringing back the exiles.
³ He heals the broken-hearted
    and bandages their wounds.

⁴ He has decided the number of the stars
    and calls each one by name.
⁵ Great and mighty is our Lord;
    his wisdom cannot be measured.
⁶ He raises the humble,
    but crushes the wicked to the ground.