Psalms 147:1-8

Context

Psalm 147¹

147:1 Praise the Lord,

for it is good to sing praises to our God!

Yes,² praise is pleasant and appropriate!

147:2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem,³

and gathers the exiles of Israel.

147:3 He heals⁴ the brokenhearted,

and bandages their wounds.

147:4 He counts the number of the stars;

he names all of them.

147:5 Our Lord is great and has awesome power;⁵

there is no limit to his wisdom.⁶

147:6 The Lord lifts up the oppressed,

but knocks⁷ the wicked to the ground.

147:7 Offer to the Lord a song of thanks!⁸

Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!

147:8 He covers⁹ the sky with clouds,

provides the earth with rain,

and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.¹⁰

[147:1] ¹sn Psalm 147. The psalmist praises the Lord for he is the sovereign ruler of the world who cares for the needs of his covenant people.

[147:1] ²tn Or “for.”

[147:3] ⁴tn Heb “the one who heals.”

[147:5] ⁵tn Heb “and great of strength.”

[147:5] ⁶tn Heb “to his wisdom there is no counting.”

[147:6] ⁷tn Heb “brings down.”

[147:7] ⁸tn Heb “sing to the Lord with thanksgiving.”

[147:8] ⁹tn Heb “the one who covers.”

[147:8] ¹⁰tn Heb “hills.”