[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 frost 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!