Psalms 147
20 verses
Psalm 147 is a hymn celebrating God as healer and sustainer while emphasizing care from individuals to cosmic order, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 5. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
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2
The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
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He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
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Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
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The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
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7
Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
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Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
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He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
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The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
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12
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
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For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
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He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
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15
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
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He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
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17
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
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18
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
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He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.
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