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Psalm 147 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Praise for Jerusalem's Restoration and Prosperity.

Psa 147:1

Psa 147:1
Praise ye Jehovah;
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

Psa 147:2

Psa 147:2
Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem;
He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

Psa 147:3

Psa 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart,
And bindeth up their wounds.

Psa 147:4

Psa 147:4
He counteth the number of the stars;
He calleth them all by their names.

Psa 147:5

Psa 147:5
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.

Psa 147:6

Psa 147:6
Jehovah upholdeth the meek:
He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

Psa 147:7

Psa 147:7
Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving;
Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,

Psa 147:8

Psa 147:8
Who covereth the heavens with clouds,
Who prepareth rain for the earth,
Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Psa 147:9

Psa 147:9
He giveth to the beast his food,
And to the young ravens which cry.

Psa 147:10

Psa 147:10
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse:
He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Psa 147:11

Psa 147:11
Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him,
In those that hope in his lovingkindness.

Psa 147:12

Psa 147:12
Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem;
Praise thy God, O Zion.

Psa 147:13

Psa 147:13
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates;
He hath blessed thy children within thee.

Psa 147:14

Psa 147:14
He maketh peace in thy borders;
He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

Psa 147:15

Psa 147:15
He sendeth out his commandment upon earth;
His word runneth very swiftly.

Psa 147:16

Psa 147:16
He giveth snow like wool;
He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

Psa 147:17

Psa 147:17
He casteth forth his ice like morsels:
Who can stand before his cold?

Psa 147:18

Psa 147:18
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them:
He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

Psa 147:19

Psa 147:19
He showeth his word unto Jacob,
His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.

Psa 147:20

Psa 147:20
He hath not dealt so with any nation;
And as for his ordinances, they have not known them.
Praise ye Jehovah.
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Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

Psalm Chapter 147 — Additional Translations:

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