Psalms Chapter 147 Darby English Bible

Psalms 147:1

Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.

Psalms 147:2

Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.

Psalms 147:3

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Psalms 147:4

He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.

Psalms 147:5

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

Psalms 147:6

Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.

Psalms 147:7

Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:

Psalms 147:8

Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;

Psalms 147:9

Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.

Psalms 147:10

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;

Psalms 147:11

Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.

Psalms 147:12

Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

Psalms 147:13

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;

Psalms 147:14

He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.

Psalms 147:15

He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

Psalms 147:16

He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;

Psalms 147:17

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

Psalms 147:18

He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow -- the waters flow.

Psalms 147:19

He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

Psalms 147:20

He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for [his] judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah!