Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 147

! How it is to sing to our God— how sweet it is, how , to let praise rise.Yahweh is Jerusalem; he gathers the of Israel back home.He mends the and with care.He by number; he .Our God is , immeasurably powerful— .Yahweh lifts up the but drives the down to the dust. to Yahweh with thanks; play music to our God on the .He the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and makes grass spring up on the mountains.He gives the animals their food and feeds the when they .He takes no pleasure in the or in the .What Yahweh delights in are those who of him— those who rest their hope in his .Celebrate Yahweh, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O !For he has ; he has your children within your walls.He keeps along your borders and satisfies you with the .He sends his across the earth— his command .He scatters and spreads across the ground.He hurls his — ?He and melts them; he , and the waters flow again.He reveals his to Jacob, his and his to Israel.He has — they do not know his justice the way Israel does. !