Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.
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Psalms 147:1
Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.
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Psalms 147:2
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel.
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Psalms 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
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Psalms 147:4
He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.
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Psalms 147:5
Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.
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Psalms 147:6
The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.
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Psalms 147:7
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,
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Psalms 147:8
Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
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Psalms 147:9
He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.
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Psalms 147:10
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.
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Psalms 147:11
The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.
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Psalms 147:12
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
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Psalms 147:13
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you.
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Psalms 147:14
He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.
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Psalms 147:15
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.
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Psalms 147:16
He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.
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Psalms 147:17
He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?
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Psalms 147:18
He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
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Psalms 147:19
He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.
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Psalms 147:20
He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the LORD!
