1 Praise ye the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely. ERV — Psalm 147:1
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem; he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. ERV — Psalm 147:2
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. ERV — Psalm 147:3
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he giveth them all their names. ERV — Psalm 147:4
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; his understanding is infinite. ERV — Psalm 147:5
6 The LORD upholdeth the meek: he bringeth the wicked down to the ground. ERV — Psalm 147:6
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God: ERV — Psalm 147:7
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. ERV — Psalm 147:8
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. ERV — Psalm 147:9
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. ERV — Psalm 147:10
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. ERV — Psalm 147:11
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. ERV — Psalm 147:12
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. ERV — Psalm 147:13
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. ERV — Psalm 147:14
15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; his word runneth very swiftly. ERV — Psalm 147:15
16 He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. ERV — Psalm 147:16
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? ERV — Psalm 147:17
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. ERV — Psalm 147:18
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. ERV — Psalm 147:19
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. ERV — Psalm 147:20