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Psalms 147

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Psalms 147 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

ASV: 1ASV

Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

WEB: 2WEB

The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

ASV: 2ASV

Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

WEB: 3WEB

He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

ASV: 3ASV

He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

WEB: 4WEB

He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

ASV: 4ASV

He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names.

WEB: 5WEB

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

ASV: 5ASV

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

WEB: 6WEB

The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

ASV: 6ASV

Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

WEB: 7WEB

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

ASV: 7ASV

Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,

WEB: 8WEB

who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.

ASV: 8ASV

Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

WEB: 9WEB

He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

ASV: 9ASV

He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry.

WEB: 10WEB

He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

ASV: 10ASV

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

WEB: 11WEB

The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

ASV: 11ASV

Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.

WEB: 12WEB

Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

ASV: 12ASV

Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.

WEB: 13WEB

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.

ASV: 13ASV

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.

WEB: 14WEB

He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

ASV: 14ASV

He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

WEB: 15WEB

He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.

ASV: 15ASV

He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.

WEB: 16WEB

He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.

ASV: 16ASV

He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

WEB: 17WEB

He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?

ASV: 17ASV

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?

WEB: 18WEB

He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

ASV: 18ASV

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

WEB: 19WEB

He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

ASV: 19ASV

He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.

WEB: 20WEB

He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!

ASV: 20ASV

He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.