147:1 Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. 147:2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. 147:4 He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. 147:5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. 147:6 The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground. 147:7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! 147:8 He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. 147:9 He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. 147:10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, 147:11 but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. 147:12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! 147:13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you. 147:14 He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat. 147:15 He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. 147:16 He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes. 147:17 He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold 147:18 He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow. 147:19 He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel. 147:20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the LORD!