Psalm 147

¹Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! *how pleasant it is to honor him with praise!

²The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; *he gathers the exiles of Israel.

³He heals the brokenhearted *and binds up their wounds.

⁴He counts the number of the stars *and calls them all by their names.

⁵Great is our Lord and mighty in power; *there is no limit to his wisdom.

⁶The Lord lifts up the lowly, *but casts the wicked to the ground.

⁷Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; *make music to our God upon the harp.

⁸He covers the heavens with clouds *and prepares rain for the earth;

⁹He makes grass to grow upon the mountains *and green plants to serve mankind.

¹⁰He provides food for flocks and herds *and for the young ravens when they cry.

¹¹He is not impressed by the might of a horse; *he has no pleasure in the strength of a man;

¹²But the Lord has pleasure in those who fear him, *in those who await his gracious favor.

¹³Worship the Lord, O Jerusalem; *praise your God, O Zion;

¹⁴For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; *he has blessed your children within you.

¹⁵He has established peace on your borders; *he satisfies you with the finest wheat.

¹⁶He sends out his command to the earth, *and his word runs very swiftly.

¹⁷He gives snow like wool; *he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.

¹⁸He scatters his hail like bread crumbs; *who can stand against his cold?

¹⁹He sends forth his word and melts them; *he blows with his wind, and the waters flow.

²⁰He declares his word to Jacob, *his statutes and his judgments to Israel.

²¹He has not done so to any other nation; *to them he has not revealed his judgments. Hallelujah!