Psalm 147:12-20

Good News Translation

¹² Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³ He keeps your gates strong;
    he blesses your people.
¹⁴ He keeps your borders safe
    and satisfies you with the finest wheat.

¹⁵ He gives a command to the earth,
    and what he says is quickly done.
¹⁶ He spreads snow like a blanket
    and scatters frost like dust.
¹⁷ He sends hail like gravel;
    no one can endure the cold he sends!
¹⁸ Then he gives a command, and the ice melts;
    he sends the wind, and the water flows.

¹⁹ He gives his message to his people,
    his instructions and laws to Israel.
²⁰ He has not done this for other nations;
    they do not know his laws.

Praise the Lord!