Psalm 147
God Restores Jerusalem
1 Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.(A)
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;(B)
He gathers Israel’s exiled people.(C)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.(D)
4 He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.(E)
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite.[a](F)
6 The Lord helps the afflicted
but brings the wicked to the ground.(G)
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,(H)
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.(I)
9 He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for.(J)
10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power[b] of a man.(K)
11 The Lord values those who fear Him,
those who put their hope in His faithful love.(L)
12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!(M)
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.(N)
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;[c](O)
He satisfies you with the finest wheat.(P)
15 He sends His command throughout the earth;
His word runs swiftly.(Q)
16 He spreads snow like wool;
He scatters frost like ashes;(R)
17 He throws His hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand His cold?(S)
18 He sends His word and melts them;
He unleashes His winds,[d] and the waters flow.(T)
19 He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and judgments to Israel.(U)
20 He has not done this for any nation;
they do not know[e] His judgments.(V)
Hallelujah!
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:5 Lit understanding has no number
- Psalm 147:10 Lit legs
- Psalm 147:14 Or peace
- Psalm 147:18 Or breath
- Psalm 147:20 DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg read He has not made known to them
Cross references
- 147:1 : Ps 33:1; 135:3
- 147:2 : Ps 51:18; 102:16
- 147:2 : Dt 30:3; Ezk 39:28
- 147:3 : Ps 34:18; Is 61:1
- 147:4 : Gn 15:5; Is 40:26
- 147:5 : Ps 48:1; Is 40:28
- 147:6 : Ps 146:8-9
- 147:7 : Ps 33:2; 95:1-2
- 147:8 : Jb 5:10; 38:27; Ps 104:14
- 147:9 : Jb 38:41; Ps 104:27-28
- 147:10 : Ps 33:17
- 147:11 : Ps 33:18; 149:4
- 147:12 : Ps 99:5, 9
- 147:13 : Neh 7:3
- 147:14 : Is 54:13
- 147:14 : Dt 32:14; Ps 81:16
- 147:15 : Ps 104:4
- 147:16 : Jb 37:6; 38:29
- 147:17 : Jb 37:9-10
- 147:18 : Ps 33:9; 107:20
- 147:19 : Dt 33:2-4; Mal 4:4
- 147:20 : Dt 4:7, 32-34