Chapter Summary
Psalms Chapter 147 contains important teachings and narratives from the Holy Bible. Read the full chapter to discover its wisdom and apply its lessons to your life today.
Psalms Chapter 147
Chapter 147 of Psalms from the Holy Bible
Verses
Psalms 147:1
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Psalms 147:2
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
Psalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Psalms 147:4
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
Psalms 147:5
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Psalms 147:6
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Psalms 147:7
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Psalms 147:8
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
Psalms 147:9
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Psalms 147:10
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
Psalms 147:11
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Psalms 147:12
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Psalms 147:13
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
Psalms 147:14
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Psalms 147:15
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
Psalms 147:16
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
Psalms 147:17
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
Psalms 147:18
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Psalms 147:19
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
Psalms 147:20
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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