Psalm 147

1Hallelujah! For it is good to sing praises to our God; it is pleasant, and praise is fitting.

2Yahweh builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the scattered people of Israel.

3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

4He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them.

5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

6Yahweh lifts up the humble; he brings the wicked down to the ground.

7Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the lyre.

8He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the mountains.

9He gives the animals their food, and the young ravens what they cry for.

10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

11Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.

12Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

13For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you.

14He makes peace in your borders; he satisfies you with the finest wheat.

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

16He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.

17He throws down his hail like crumbs; who can stand before his cold?

18He sends out his word and melts them; he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.

19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

20He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his ordinances. Hallelujah!