Psalm 147-148

English Standard Version

He Heals the Brokenhearted

147 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
For ^(B)it is good to sing praises to our God;
    for ^(C)it is pleasant,^[a] and ^(D)a song of praise is fitting.
²The Lord ^(E)builds up Jerusalem;
    he ^(F)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³He heals ^(G)the brokenhearted
    and ^(H)binds up their wounds.
⁴He ^(I)determines the number of the stars;
    he ^(J)gives to all of them their names.
⁵^(K)Great is our Lord, and ^(L)abundant in power;
    ^(M)his understanding is beyond measure.
⁶The Lord ^(N)lifts up the humble;^[b]
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

⁷^(O)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on ^(P)the lyre!
⁸He covers the heavens with clouds;
    he prepares ^(Q)rain for the earth;
    he makes ^(R)grass grow on the hills.
⁹He ^(S)gives to the beasts their food,
    and to ^(T)the young ravens that cry.
¹⁰His delight is not in ^(U)the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
¹¹but the Lord ^(V)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who ^(W)hope in his steadfast love.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³For he strengthens ^(X)the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
¹⁴He ^(Y)makes peace in your borders;
    he ^(Z)fills you with the ^(AA)finest of the wheat.
¹⁵He ^(AB)sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.
¹⁶He gives ^(AC)snow like wool;
    he scatters ^(AD)frost like ashes.
¹⁷He hurls down his crystals of ^(AE)ice like crumbs;
    who can stand before his ^(AF)cold?
¹⁸He ^(AG)sends out his word, and melts them;
    he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
¹⁹He declares his word to Jacob,
    his ^(AH)statutes and rules^[c] to Israel.
²⁰He ^(AI)has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his rules.^[d]
^(AJ)Praise the Lord!

Praise the Name of the Lord

148 ^(AK)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^(AL)from the heavens;
praise him ^(AM)in the heights!
²Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his ^(AN)hosts!

³Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
⁴Praise him, you ^(AO)highest heavens,
and you ^(AP)waters above the heavens!

⁵^(AQ)Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For ^(AR)he commanded and they were created.
⁶And he ^(AS)established them forever and ever;
he gave ^(AT)a decree, and it shall not ^(AU)pass away.^[e]

⁷Praise the Lord ^(AV)from the earth,
you ^(AW)great sea creatures and all deeps,
⁸^(AX)fire and hail, ^(AY)snow and mist,
^(AZ)stormy wind ^(BA)fulfilling his word!

⁹^(BB)Mountains and all hills,
^(BC)fruit trees and all ^(BD)cedars!
¹⁰^(BE)Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and ^(BF)flying birds!

¹¹Kings of the earth and ^(BG)all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
¹²Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!

¹³^(BH)Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for ^(BI)his name alone is exalted;
    ^(BJ)his majesty is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴He has ^(BK)raised up a horn for his people,
    ^(BL)praise for all his saints,
    for the people of Israel who are ^(BM)near to him.
^(BN)Praise the Lord!