Psalm 147

He Heals the Brokenhearted

1Praise the Lord ![#Ps. 135:1]

For it is good to sing praises to our God;

for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.

2The Lord builds up Jerusalem;[#Ps. 51:18; 102:16]

he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

3He heals the brokenhearted[#Ps. 34:18]

and binds up their wounds.

4He determines the number of the stars;[#Gen. 15:5]

he gives to all of them their names.

5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;[#Ps. 48:1; #Nah. 1:3]

his understanding is beyond measure.

6The Lord lifts up the humble;[#Ps. 146:8, 9; #147:6 Or afflicted]

he casts the wicked to the ground.

7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;[#Ex. 15:21; Ps. 95:1, 2]

make melody to our God on the lyre!

8He covers the heavens with clouds;

he prepares rain for the earth;

he makes grass grow on the hills.

9He gives to the beasts their food,[#Ps. 104:27, 28]

and to the young ravens that cry.

10His delight is not in the strength of the horse,[#Ps. 33:17]

nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

11but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,[#Ps. 149:4]

in those who hope in his steadfast love.

12Praise the Lord , O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

13For he strengthens the bars of your gates;[#Neh. 7:3]

he blesses your children within you.

14He makes peace in your borders;[#Ex. 34:24; Prov. 16:7; Isa. 60:17, 18]

he fills you with the finest of the wheat.

15He sends out his command to the earth;[#Ps. 148:8]

his word runs swiftly.

16He gives snow like wool;[#Job 37:6]

he scatters frost like ashes.

17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;[#Job 37:10]

who can stand before his cold?

18He sends out his word, and melts them;[#15;Job 37:12Ps. 33:9; 107:20]

he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.

19He declares his word to Jacob,

his statutes and rules to Israel.

20He has not dealt thus with any other nation;[#Deut. 4:7; Deut. 4:32-34]

they do not know his rules.

Praise the Lord !

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