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147:1  Alleluia. How good it is to sing praises to our God; how pleasant it is to give him fitting praise.
147:2  The Lord restores Jerusalem and gathers together the dispersed people of Israel.
147:3  He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
147:4  He fixes the number of the stars and assigns a name to each.
147:5  Great is our Lord and awesome in power; his wisdom is without limit.
147:6  The Lord sustains the poor but humbles the wicked in the dust.
147:7  Offer songs of thanksgiving to the Lord; play the lyre in honor of our God.
147:8  He veils the heavens with clouds, supplies the earth with rain, and makes the hills sprout with grass.
147:9  He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they call.
147:10  He takes no pleasure in the strength of the horse, or delight in the fleetness of a runner.
147:11  The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, those who place their hope in his kindness.
147:12  Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Glorify your God, O Zion!
147:13  For he strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your children within you.
147:14  He brings peace to your borders and fills you with the finest of wheat.
147:15  He sends a command to the earth; his word runs with utmost speed.
147:16  He gives the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
147:17  He hurls down his hail like crumbs; who can withstand his cold?
147:18  He sends his word, and the ice melts; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
147:19  He has revealed his word to Jacob, his decrees and his judgments to Israel.
147:20  He has not done this for the other nations; they are not aware of his judgments. Alleluia.