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147:1  Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! It is good to sing to praise our God! Yes, it is right to praise him and it makes us happy.
147:2  The Lord is building Jerusalem again. He is bringing home the Israelite exiles.
147:3  He makes people who are very sad well again. He helps their wounds to get better.
147:4  He decided how many stars there should be in the sky. He has given a name to each of them.
147:5  Our Lord is great and very powerful. He understands everything!
147:6  The Lord gives help to poor people, but he knocks down wicked people to the ground.
147:7  Offer a song to the Lord, to thank him for what he has done. Make music with a harp to praise our God.
147:8  He fills the sky with clouds. He sends rain to make the earth wet. He causes grass to grow on the hills.
147:9  He gives food for the animals to eat. He feeds the young ravens when they cry.
147:10  If a horse is very strong, that does not please him. If a soldier is brave, that does not make him happy.
147:11  Who does make the Lord happy? People who respect him and serve him well. People who trust him because they know he loves them.
147:12  Jerusalem's people, praise the Lord! Yes, Zion's people, praise your God!
147:13  Praise him because he makes your city's gates strong. He blesses the people who live there.
147:14  He causes your borders to be safe from your enemies. He gives you lots of the best wheat to eat.
147:15  He sends his commands to reach all the earth. Very soon the whole world knows what he wants.
147:16  He covers the earth with snow, like a white blanket. He puts white frost everywhere, like ashes that the wind blows.
147:17  He throws hail from the sky, like small stones. When he sends a cold wind, nobody can continue to stand.
147:18  Then he commands it all to melt. He makes the warm wind blow, and the ice becomes streams of water.
147:19  He sends his message to Jacob's descendants. He gives his rules and laws to Israel's people.
147:20  He has not done that for any other nation. They do not know his laws. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!