Praise to God for His Word and Providence

147 Praise the Lord!For it is good to sing praises to our God;For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.

² The Lord builds up Jerusalem;He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.³ He heals the brokenheartedAnd binds up their wounds.⁴ He counts the number of the stars;He calls them all by name.⁵ Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;His understanding is infinite.⁶ The Lord lifts up the humble;He casts the wicked down to the ground.

⁷ Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;Sing praises on the harp to our God,⁸ Who covers the heavens with clouds,Who prepares rain for the earth,Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.⁹ He gives to the beast its food,And to the young ravens that cry.

¹⁰ He does not delight in the strength of the horse;He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.¹¹ The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,In those who hope in His mercy.

¹² Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!Praise your God, O Zion!¹³ For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;He has blessed your children within you.¹⁴ He makes peace in your borders,And fills you with the finest wheat.

¹⁵ He sends out His command to the earth;His word runs very swiftly.¹⁶ He gives snow like wool;He scatters the frost like ashes;¹⁷ He casts out His hail like morsels;Who can stand before His cold?¹⁸ He sends out His word and melts them;He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

¹⁹ He declares His word to Jacob,His statutes and His judgments to Israel.²⁰ He has not dealt thus with any nation;And as for His judgments, they have not known them.

Praise the Lord!