NASB — Psalms 147 — KJV

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

  1 IPraise° IIthe LORD°!
  For ait is good° to sing° praises° to our God°;
  For IIIit is pleasant° [and] praise° is bbecoming°.
  2 The LORD° abuilds° up Jerusalem°;
  He bgathers° the outcasts° of Israel°.
  3 He heals° the abrokenhearted°°
  And bbinds° up their Iwounds°.
  4 He acounts° the number° of the stars°;
  He Ibgives° names° to all° of them.
  5 aGreat° is our Lord° and abundant° in strength°;
  His bunderstanding° is Iinfinite°°.
  6 The LORD° Iasupports° the afflicted°;
  He brings° down° the wicked° to the ground°.

[1] IOr Hallelujah! IIHeb YAH IIIOr He is gracious aPs 92:1; 135:3 bPs 33:1
[2] aPs 51:18; 102:16 bDt 30:3; Ps 106:47; Is 11:12; 56:8; Ezk 39:28
[3] ILit sorrows aPs 34:18; 51:17; Is 61:1 bJb 5:18; Is 30:26; Ezk 34:16
[4] IOr calls them all by their names aGn 15:5 bIs 40:26
[5] ILit innumerable aPs 48:1; 145:3 bIs 40:28
[6] IOr relieves aPs 37:24; 146:8, 9

  7aSing° to the LORD° with thanksgiving°;
  Sing° praises° to our God° on the lyre°,
  8 Who acovers° the heavens° with clouds°,
  Who bprovides° rain° for the earth°,
  Who cmakes grass° to Igrow° on the mountains°.
  9 He agives° to the beast° its food°,
  [And] to the byoung° ravens° which° cry°.
  10 He does not delight° in the strength° of the ahorse°;
  He bdoes not take° pleasure° in the legs° of a man°.
  11 The LORD° afavors° those who fear° Him,
  bThose who wait° for His lovingkindness°.

[7] aPs 33:2; 95:1, 2
[8] ILit spring forth aJb 26:8 bJb 5:10; 38:26; Ps 104:13 cJb 38:27; Ps 104:14
[9] aPs 104:27, 28; 145:15 bJb 38:41; Mt 6:26
[10] aPs 33:17 b1S 16:7
[11] aPs 149:4 bPs 33:18

  12 ¶ Praise° the LORD°, O Jerusalem°!
  Praise° your God°, O Zion°!
  13 For He has strengthened° the abars° of your gates°;
  He has bblessed° your sons° within° you.
  14 He amakes° Ipeace° in your borders°;
  He bsatisfies° you with cthe IIfinest° of the wheat°.
  15 He sends° forth His acommand° to the earth°;
  His bword° runs° very° swiftly°.
  16 He gives° asnow° like wool°;
  He scatters° the bfrost° like ashes°.
  17 He casts° forth His aice° as fragments°;
  Who° can stand° before° His bcold°?
  18 He asends° forth His word° and melts° them;
  He bcauses His wind° to blow° and the waters° to flow°.
  19 He adeclares° His words° to Jacob°,
  His bstatutes° and His ordinances° to Israel°.
  20 He ahas not dealt° thus° with any° nation°;
  And as for His ordinances°, they have bnot known° them.
  IPraise° IIthe LORD°!

[13] aNe 3:3; 7:3 bPs 37:26
[14] ILit your borders peace IILit fat aPs 29:11; Is 54:13; 60:17, 18 bPs 132:15 cDt 32:14; Ps 81:16
[15] aJb 37:12; Ps 148:5 bPs 104:4
[16] aJb 37:6; Ps 148:8 bJb 38:29
[17] aJb 37:10 bJb 37:9
[18] aPs 33:9; 107:20; 147:15 bPs 107:25
[19] aDt 33:3, 4 bMal 4:4
[20] IOr Hallelujah! IIHeb YAH aDt 4:7, 8, 32-34; Ro 3:1, 2 bPs 79:6; Jr 10:25


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The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his care of the Church,

1 ¶ Praiseºª ye the LORD:º for² [it is] goodº to sing praisesºª unto our God;º for² [it is] pleasant;º [and] praiseº is comely.º 2 The LORDº doth build upºª Jerusalem:º he gathereth togetherºª the outcastsºª of Israel.º 3 He healethºª the brokenºª in heart,º and bindeth upºª their wounds.º

[1] Ps 33:1; 42:4; 63:3; 92:1; 122:1; 135:3; Rv 5:9; 19:1.
[2] Dt 30:3; Ezr 2:64; 8:1; Ne 3:1; 7:4; Ps 51:18; 102:13, 20; Is 11:11; 14:32; 27:13; 56:8; 62:7; Jr 31:4; 32:37; Ezk 36:24; 37:21; 38:8; 39:27; Dn 9:25; Mt 16:18; Ep 2:12.
[3] Jb 5:18; Ps 51:17; Is 1:5; 57:15; 61:1; Jr 33:6; Ho 6:1; Mal 4:2; Lk 4:18.

his power,

4 He tellethºª the numberº of the stars;º he callethºª them all² by [their] names.º 5 Greatº [is] our Lord,º and of greatº power:º his understandingº [is] infinite.º²

[4] Gn 15:5; Ps 8:3; 148:3; Is 40:26.
[5] 1Ch 16:25; Ps 40:5; 48:1; 96:4; 99:2; 135:5; 139:17; 145:3; Is 40:28; Jr 10:6; 32:17; Na 1:3; Ro 11:33; Rv 15:3.

and his mercy:

6 The LORDº lifteth upºª the meek:º he casteth¹ª the wicked¹ downºª² to² the ground.º

[6] 1S 2:8; Ps 25:9; 37:11; 55:23; 73:18; 145:14; 146:8, 9; 149:4; Zp 2:3; Mt 5:5; Jm 4:10; 1P 3:4; 5:6; 2P 2:4.

to praise him for his providence:

7 Singºª unto the LORDº with thanksgiving;º sing praiseºª upon the harpº unto our God:º 8 Who coverethºª the heavenº with clouds,º who preparethºª rainº for the earth,º who maketh grassº to growºª upon the mountains.º 9 He givethºª to the beastº his food,º [and] to the youngº ravensº which² cry.ºª 10 He delightethºª not² in the strengthº of the horse:º he taketh not pleasureºª² in the legsº of a man.º 11 The LORDº taketh pleasure¹ª in²² them that fearº him, in² those that hopeºª in his mercy.º

[7] Ex 15:20; Ps 47:6; 68:32; 92:1; 95:1; 107:21; Rv 5:8.
[8] Gn 9:14; 1K 18:44; Jb 5:10; 26:8; 36:27; 38:24; Ps 65:9; 104:13; 135:1; Is 5:6; Jr 14:22; Jol 2:23; Am 5:7; Mt 5:45; Ac 14:17; Jm 5:17.
[9] Jb 38:41; Ps 104:27; 136:25; 145:15; Mt 6:26; Lk 12:24.
[10] 1S 16:7; 2S 1:23; 2:18; Jb 39:19; Ps 20:7; 33:16; Pv 21:31; Ec 9:11; Is 31:1; Ho 1:7.
[11] Ps 33:18, 22; 35:27; 149:4; Pv 11:20; 31:30; Is 62:4; Zp 3:17; Mal 3:16; 1P 1:13, 17; 3:4.

to praise him for his blessings upon the Kingdom,

12 Praiseºª² the LORD,º O Jerusalem;º praiseºª thy God,º O Zion.º 13 For² he hath strengthenedºª the barsº of thy gates;º he hath blessedºª thy childrenº withinº thee. 14 He makethºª peaceº [in] thy borders,º [and] fillethºª thee with the finestº of the wheat.º

[12] Ps 135:19; 146:10; 149:2; Is 12:6; 52:7; Jol 2:23.
[13] Ne 3:1; 6:1; 7:1; 12:30; Ps 48:11; 51:18; 115:14; 125:2; 128:3; 144:12; Is 44:3; Jr 30:19; Lm 2:8; 4:12; Dn 9:25; Zc 8:3; Lk 19:42.
[14] Lv 26:6; Dt 8:7; 32:14; 1Ch 22:9; Ps 29:11; 81:16; 122:6; 132:11; Is 9:6; 60:17; 66:12; Ezk 27:17; Zc 9:8.

for his power over the meteors,

15 He sendeth forthºª his commandmentº [upon] earth:º his wordº runnethºª very² swiftly.º 16 He givethºª snowº like wool:º he scatterethºª the hoarfrostº like ashes.º 17 He casteth forthºª his iceº like morsels:º who² can standºª beforeº his cold?º 18 He sendeth outºª his word,º and meltethºª them: he causeth his windº to blow,ºª [and] the watersº flow.ºª

[15] Jb 34:29; 37:12; Ps 33:9; 68:11; 107:20, 25; Jna 1:4; Mt 8:8, 13; 2Th 3:1.
[16] Jb 37:6, 9; 38:29; Ps 148:8; Is 55:10.
[17] Ex 9:23; Jsh 10:11; Jb 38:22, 29; Ps 78:47.
[18] Jb 6:16; 37:10, 17; Ps 147:15.

and for his ordinances in the Church.

19 He shewethºª his wordºª unto Jacob,º his statutesº and his judgmentsº unto Israel.º 20 He hath not² dealtºª so² with any² nation:º and [as for his] judgments,º they have not² knownºª them. Praiseºª ye the LORD.º

[19] Ex 20:1; 21:1; Dt 4:1, 8, 12, 45; 5:22, 31; 6:1; 33:2; Ps 76:1; 78:5; 103:7; Mal 4:4; Ro 3:2; 9:4; 2Ti 3:15.
[20] Dt 4:32; Pv 29:18; Is 5:1; Mt 21:33; Ac 14:16; 26:18, 27; Ro 3:1; Ep 2:12; 5:8; 1P 2:9.


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