Psalm 147:8-20

New Living Translation

⁸He covers the heavens with clouds,
    provides rain for the earth,
    and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
⁹He gives food to the wild animals
    and feeds the young ravens when they cry.
¹⁰He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse
    or in human might.
¹¹No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
    those who put their hope in his unfailing love.

¹²Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³For he has strengthened the bars of your gates
    and blessed your children within your walls.
¹⁴He sends peace across your nation
    and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
¹⁵He sends his orders to the world—
    how swiftly his word flies!
¹⁶He sends the snow like white wool;
    he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
¹⁷He hurls the hail like stones.^[a]
    Who can stand against his freezing cold?
¹⁸Then, at his command, it all melts.
    He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
¹⁹He has revealed his words to Jacob,
    his decrees and regulations to Israel.
²⁰He has not done this for any other nation;
    they do not know his regulations.