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147:1  Praise the Lord! It is good to sing praises to our God. It is good and pleasant to praise him.
147:2  The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem. He brings back the scattered Israelites who were taken captive.
147:3  He heals the brokenhearted. He bandages their wounds.
147:4  He counts the stars and names each one.
147:5  Our Lord is great and very powerful. There is no limit to what he knows.
147:6  The Lord defends those who are not proud. But he throws the wicked to the ground.
147:7  Sing praises to the Lord. Praise our God with harps.
147:8  He fills the sky with clouds. He sends rain to the earth. He makes grass grow on the hills.
147:9  He gives food to cattle and to the little birds that call.
147:10  He is not pleased by the strength of a horse or the power of a man.
147:11  The Lord is pleased with those who fear him, with those who trust his love.
147:12  Jerusalem, praise the Lord. Jerusalem, praise your God.
147:13  He makes your city gates strong. He blesses the people inside.
147:14  He brings peace to your country. He fills you with the finest grain.
147:15  He gives a command to the earth, and it quickly obeys him.
147:16  He spreads the snow like wool. He scatters the frost like ashes.
147:17  He throws down hail like rocks. No one can stand the cold he sends.
147:18  Then he gives a command, and it melts. He sends the breezes, and the waters flow.
147:19  He gave his word to Jacob. He gave his laws and demands to Israel.
147:20  He didn’t do this for any other nation. They don’t know his laws. Praise the Lord!