Psalm 147
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 147
God Restores Jerusalem
1 Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.(A)
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;(B)
He gathers Israel’s exiled people.(C)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.(D)
4 He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.(E)
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite.[a](F)
6 The Lord helps the afflicted
but brings the wicked to the ground.(G)
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,(H)
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.(I)
9 He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for.(J)
10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power[b] of a man.(K)
11 The Lord values those who fear Him,
those who put their hope in His faithful love.(L)
12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!(M)
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.(N)
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;[c](O)
He satisfies you with the finest wheat.(P)
15 He sends His command throughout the earth;
His word runs swiftly.(Q)
16 He spreads snow like wool;
He scatters frost like ashes;(R)
17 He throws His hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand His cold?(S)
18 He sends His word and melts them;
He unleashes His winds,[d] and the waters flow.(T)
19 He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and judgments to Israel.(U)
20 He has not done this for any nation;
they do not know[e] His judgments.(V)
Hallelujah!
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:5 Lit understanding has no number
- Psalm 147:10 Lit legs
- Psalm 147:14 Or peace
- Psalm 147:18 Or breath
- Psalm 147:20 DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg read He has not made known to them
Psalm 147
Common English Bible
Psalm 147
147 Praise the Lord!
Because it is good to sing praise to our God!
Because it is a pleasure to make beautiful praise!
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem, gathering up Israel’s exiles.
3 God heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.
4 God counts the stars by number,
giving each one a name.
5 Our Lord is great and so strong!
God’s knowledge can’t be grasped!
6 The Lord helps the poor,
but throws the wicked down on the dirt!
7 Sing to the Lord with thanks;
sing praises to our God with a lyre!
8 God covers the skies with clouds;
God makes rain for the earth;
God makes the mountains sprout green grass.
9 God gives food to the animals—
even to the baby ravens when they cry out.
10 God doesn’t prize the strength of a horse;
God doesn’t treasure the legs of a runner.
11 No. The Lord treasures the people
who honor him,
the people who wait for his faithful love.
12 Worship the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
13 Because God secures the bars on your gates,
God blesses the children you have there.
14 God establishes your borders peacefully.
God fills you full with the very best wheat.
15 God issues his command to the earth—
God’s word speeds off fast!
16 God spreads snow like it was wool;
God scatters frost like it was ashes;
17 God throws his hail down like crumbs—
who can endure God’s freezing cold?
18 Then God issues his word and melts it all away!
God makes his winds blow;
the water flows again.
19 God proclaims his word to Jacob;
his statutes and rules to Israel.
20 God hasn’t done that with any other nation;
those nations have no knowledge of God’s rules.[a]
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:20 LXX, Tg, DSS (11QPsa) God hasn’t let those nations know his rules.
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