147 | Psalms | Passage |
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Alleluia! Praise Yahweh -- it is good to sing psalms to our God -- how pleasant to praise him. |
Praise to the Lord the Almighty. Psalm 147a(v146)
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Yahweh, Builder of Jerusalem! He gathers together the exiles of Israel, |
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3 |
healing the broken-hearted and binding up their wounds; |
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4 |
he counts out the number of the stars, and gives each one of them a name. |
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Our Lord is great, all-powerful, his wisdom beyond all telling. |
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6 |
Yahweh sustains the poor, and humbles the wicked to the ground. |
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7 |
Sing to Yahweh in thanksgiving, play the harp for our God. |
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He veils the sky with clouds, and provides the earth with rain, makes grass grow on the hills and plants for people to use, |
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9 |
gives fodder to cattle and to young ravens when they cry. |
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10 |
He takes no delight in the power of horses, no pleasure in human sturdiness; |
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his pleasure is in those who fear him, in those who hope in his faithful love. |
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12 |
Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem, Zion, praise your God. |
Praise to the Lord the Almighty. Psalm 147b(v147)
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For he gives strength to the bars of your gates, he blesses your children within you, |
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14 |
he maintains the peace of your frontiers, gives you your fill of finest wheat. |
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15 |
He sends his word to the earth, his command runs quickly, |
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16 |
he spreads the snow like flax, strews hoarfrost like ashes, |
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17 |
he sends ice-crystals like breadcrumbs, and who can withstand that cold? |
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18 |
When he sends his word it thaws them, when he makes his wind blow, the waters are unstopped. |
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He reveals his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgements to Israel. |
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For no other nation has he done this, no other has known his judgements. |
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