Psalm 147
Hymn to the City of God
1 Alleluia.
How good it is to sing praises to our God;
how pleasant it is to give him fitting praise.
2 The Lord restores Jerusalem
and gathers together the dispersed people of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.
4 He fixes the number of the stars
and assigns a name to each.
5 Great is our Lord and awesome in power;
his wisdom is without limit.
6 The Lord sustains the poor
but humbles the wicked in the dust.
7 Offer songs of thanksgiving to the Lord;
play the lyre in honor of our God.
8 He veils the heavens with clouds,
supplies the earth with rain,
and makes the hills sprout with grass.
9 He provides food for the animals
and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He takes no pleasure in the strength of the horse,
or delight in the fleetness of a runner.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
those who place their hope in his kindness.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Glorify your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.
14 He brings peace to your borders
and fills you with the finest of wheat.
15 He sends a command to the earth;
his word runs with utmost speed.
16 He gives the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail like crumbs;
who can withstand his cold?
18 He sends his word, and the ice melts;
he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 He has revealed his word to Jacob,
his decrees and his judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done this for the other nations;
they are not aware of his judgments.
Alleluia.
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:1
- Psalm 147:1
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- Psalm 147:2
- Psalm 147:3
- Psalm 147:4
- Psalm 147:5
- Psalm 147:6
- Psalm 147:7
- Psalm 147:8
- Psalm 147:9
- Psalm 147:10
- Psalm 147:12
- Psalm 147:13
- Psalm 147:14
- Psalm 147:16
- Psalm 147:17
- Psalm 147:19
