Psalm 147

Praise the Lord!

How good it is to sing praises to our God;

for God is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.

The Lord builds up Jerusalem;

and gathers the outcasts of Israel.

God heals the brokenhearted,

and binds up their wounds.

God determines the number of the stars;

and gives to all of them their names.

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;

God’s understanding is beyond measure.

The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;

and casts the wicked to the ground.

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

make melody to our God on the stringed instrument.

God covers the heavens with clouds,

prepares rain for the earth,

makes grass grow on the hills.

God gives to the animals their food,

and to the young ravens when they cry.

God’s delight is not in the strength of the horse,

nor is God’s pleasure in the speed of a runner;

but the Lord takes pleasure in those who worship God,

in those who hope in God’s steadfast love.