Psalm 147 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

He Heals the Brokenhearted

Psa 147:1Praise the LORD!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant,[fn] and a song of praise is fitting.

Psa 147:2

Psa 147:2The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

Psa 147:3

Psa 147:3He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

Psa 147:4

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

Psa 147:5

Psa 147:5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.

Psa 147:6

Psa 147:6The LORD lifts up the humble;[fn]
he casts the wicked to the ground.

Psa 147:7

Psa 147:7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!

Psa 147:8

Psa 147:8He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.

Psa 147:9

Psa 147:9He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.

Psa 147:10

Psa 147:10His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

Psa 147:11

Psa 147:11but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.

Psa 147:12

Psa 147:12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!

Psa 147:13

Psa 147:13For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.

Psa 147:14

Psa 147:14He makes peace in your borders;
he fills you with the finest of the wheat.

Psa 147:15

Psa 147:15He sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.

Psa 147:16

Psa 147:16He gives snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes.

Psa 147:17

Psa 147:17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his cold?

Psa 147:18

Psa 147:18He sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.

Psa 147:19

Psa 147:19He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and rules[fn] to Israel.

Psa 147:20

Psa 147:20He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules.[fn]
Praise the LORD!

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ESV Footnotes

(147:1)

Or for he is beautiful

(147:6)

Or afflicted

(147:19)

Or and just decrees

(147:20)

Or his just decrees

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Psalm 147 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

He Heals the Brokenhearted

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