| Chapter 147 |
1 | Praise Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
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2 | Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
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3 | He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.
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4 | He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
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5 | Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
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6 | Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
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7 | Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
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8 | Who covers the sky with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
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9 | He provides food for the cattle, And for the young ravens when they call.
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10 | He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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11 | Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his lovingkindness.
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12 | Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
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13 | For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
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14 | He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
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15 | He sends out his commandment on earth. His word runs very swiftly.
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16 | He gives snow like wool, And scatters frost like ashes.
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17 | He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
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18 | He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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19 | He shows his word to Jacob; His statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
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20 | He has not done this for any nation; They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah! Psalm 148
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