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