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Psalm 147 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Psa 147:1

Psa 147:1Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

Psa 147:2

Psa 147:2The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.

Psa 147:3

Psa 147:3He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.

Psa 147:4

Psa 147:4He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.

Psa 147:5

Psa 147:5Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

Psa 147:6

Psa 147:6The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.

Psa 147:7

Psa 147:7Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.

Psa 147:8

Psa 147:8By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.

Psa 147:9

Psa 147:9He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

Psa 147:10

Psa 147:10He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Psa 147:11

Psa 147:11The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.

Psa 147:12

Psa 147:12Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.

Psa 147:13

Psa 147:13He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.

Psa 147:14

Psa 147:14He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.

Psa 147:15

Psa 147:15He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.

Psa 147:16

Psa 147:16He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.

Psa 147:17

Psa 147:17He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.

Psa 147:18

Psa 147:18At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.

Psa 147:19

Psa 147:19He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.

Psa 147:20

Psa 147:20He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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