Psalm 147:1-20 - Praise To Yahweh For His Providence

¹ Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.

² The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;
He gathers Israel’s exiled people.
³ He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
⁴ He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.
⁵ Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite.
⁶ The Lord helps the afflicted
but brings the wicked to the ground.

⁷ Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,
⁸ who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.
⁹ He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for.

¹⁰ He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power of a man.
¹¹ The Lord values those who fear Him,
those who put their hope in His faithful love.

¹² Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!
¹³ For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.
¹⁴ He endows your territory with prosperity;
He satisfies you with the finest wheat.

¹⁵ He sends His command throughout the earth;
His word runs swiftly.
¹⁶ He spreads snow like wool;
He scatters frost like ashes;
¹⁷ He throws His hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand His cold?
¹⁸ He sends His word and melts them;
He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.

¹⁹ He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and judgments to Israel.
²⁰ He has not done this for any nation;
they do not know His judgments.
Hallelujah!