Thematic Bible
Psalm 147:1 (show verse)
For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God;
Praise is becoming and appropriate.
Psalm 147:2 (show verse)
The Lord is building up Jerusalem;
He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 147:3 (show verse)
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds [healing their pain and comforting their sorrow].
Psalm 147:4 (show verse)
He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by their names.
Psalm 147:5 (show verse)
Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].
Anthropomorphisms » Attributed to deity » Understanding
Attributes of God » Power of God » Wisdom
Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Omniscience » Of God
Power » The lord being powerful
Understanding » The understanding of the lord
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Infinite
Attributes of God » Power of God » Wisdom
Clouds » Power and wisdom of God exhibited in forming
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Omniscience » Of God
Power » The lord being powerful
Understanding » The understanding of the lord
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Infinite
Psalm 147:6 (show verse)
The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
Psalm 147:7 (show verse)
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God with the lyre,
Psalm 147:8 (show verse)
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
Psalm 147:9 (show verse)
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
Psalm 147:10 (show verse)
He does not delight in the strength (military power) of the horse,
Nor does He take pleasure in the legs (strength) of a man.
Psalm 147:11 (show verse)
The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.
Fear of God » Promises concerning
Godly Fear » Those who have » Afford pleasure to God
Hope » Those that hope in the lord
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Hope in his mercy
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Fear of him
God's Mercy » A ground of hope
Pleasure » Who the lord takes pleasure in
Godly Fear » Those who have » Afford pleasure to God
Hope » Those that hope in the lord
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Hope in his mercy
the Joy of God over his people » On account of their » Fear of him
God's Mercy » A ground of hope
Pleasure » Who the lord takes pleasure in
Psalm 147:12 (show verse)
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 147:13 (show verse)
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates,
He has blessed your children within you.
Psalm 147:14 (show verse)
He makes peace in your borders;
He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.
Psalm 147:15 (show verse)
He sends His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
Psalm 147:16 (show verse)
He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes.
Psalm 147:17 (show verse)
He casts out His ice like fragments;
Who can stand before His cold?
Psalm 147:18 (show verse)
He sends out His word and melts the ice;
He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 147:19 (show verse)
He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 147:20 (show verse)
He has not dealt this way with any [other] nation;
They have not known [understood, appreciated, heeded, or cherished] His ordinances.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)