Psalm 147

1Hallelujah.It is good to chant hymns to our God;it is pleasant to sing glorious praise.

2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem;He gathers in the exiles of Israel.

3He heals their broken hearts,and binds up their wounds.

4He reckoned the number of the stars;to each He gave its name.

5Great is our Lord and full of power;His wisdom is beyond reckoning.

6The LORD gives courage to the lowly,and brings the wicked down to the dust.

7Sing to the LORD a song of praise,chant a hymn with a lyre to our God,

8who covers the heavens with clouds,provides rain for the earth,makes mountains put forth grass;

9who gives the beasts their food,to the raven’s brood what they cry for.

10He does not prize the strength of horses,nor value the fleetnessa of men;

11but the LORD values those who fear Him,those who depend on His faithful care.

12O Jerusalem, glorify the LORD;praise your God, O Zion!

13For He made the bars of your gates strong,and blessed your children within you.

14He endows your realm with well-being,and satisfies you with choice wheat.

15He sends forth His word to the earth;His command runs swiftly.

16He lays down snow like fleece,scatters frost like ashes.

17He tosses down hail like crumbs—who can endure His icy cold?

18He issues a command—it melts them;He breathes—the waters flow.

19He issued His commands to Jacob,His statutes and rules to Israel.

20He did not do so for any other nation;of such rules they know nothing.Hallelujah.