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Psalm Ps. 147. Here the praise is focused on gratitude for some great work of “building up Jerusalem” (or rebuilding it after the exile), and for the Creator who sustains his creation. The psalm alternates between universality (God rules over all) and particularity (he has set his own people apart and cares for them).
Ps. 147:1–6 It is appropriate to praise the God who rules the universe, who determines the number of the stars, and who at the same time builds up Jerusalem, gathers the outcasts of Israel, heals the brokenhearted, lifts up the humble, and casts the wicked to the ground.
Ps. 147:7–11 The next section moves from God’s universal provision (rain, so that all animals have food) to his special care for his faithful.
Ps. 147:10 The image is most likely that of a war horse (see 20:7). Likewise, the legs of a man are swift for battle (see 18:33).
Ps. 147:12–20 Jerusalem, representing all of God’s people, should praise the Lord. He alone provides security and prosperity (vv. 13–14) for Jerusalem’s people. The Lord governs all the processes of nature and so is able to supply peace (that is, well being) to his people. He has also committed himself in special ways to Israel (he has not dealt thus with any other nation) with his word and his statutes and rules.
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