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Praise God Who Helps His People

147 Praise the Lord!

It is good to ·sing praises [make a psalm] to our God;
    it is pleasant and ·good [L fitting] to praise him.
The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem [51:18; 102:16; Is. 64:8–12];
    he ·brings back [gathers; assembles] the ·captured [scattered; dispersed] Israelites [C perhaps a reference to those who returned after the Babylonian exile; Deut. 30:1–4; Is. 11:12].
He heals the brokenhearted
    and ·bandages [binds up] their wounds.

He ·counts [L measures the number of] the stars
    and ·names [L assigns names to] each one [Is. 40:26].
Our Lord is great and very powerful.
    There is no limit to ·what he knows [L his understanding].
The Lord ·defends [supports] the ·humble [needy],
    but he throws the wicked to the ground.

Sing ·praises [thanksgiving] to the Lord;
    ·praise [make a psalm to] our God with harps.
He ·fills [covers] the ·sky [heavens] with clouds
    and ·sends [sets; establishes] rain to the earth
    and makes grass ·grow [sprout] on the ·hills [mountains].
He gives food to cattle
    and to the ·little birds [L young ravens] that call.

10 He ·is not impressed with [does not delight in] the strength of a horse,
    nor does he take pleasure in ·human might [L the thighs of a person].
11 The Lord ·is pleased with [takes pleasure in] those who ·respect [fear] him [Prov. 1:7],
    with those who ·trust [wait for; hope in] his ·love [loyalty].

12 Jerusalem, ·praise [celebrate] the Lord;
    ·Jerusalem [L Zion; C the location of the Temple], praise your God.
13 He ·makes your city gates strong [L strengthens the bars of your gates]
    and blesses your children ·inside [L within you].
14 He ·brings [sets] peace to your ·country [L boundaries]
    and ·fills [satisfies; satiates] you with the finest ·grain [wheat].

15 He ·gives a command [L sends forth his word] to the earth,
    and ·it quickly obeys him [L his word quickly runs].
16 He ·spreads [L gives] the snow like wool
    and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He throws down hail like ·rocks [L morsels; bits; pieces].
    No one can stand ·the cold he sends [L before his cold].
18 Then he ·gives a command [L sends forth his word], and it melts.
    He sends the breezes, and the waters flow.

19 He ·gave [announced] his word to Jacob [C another name for Israel],
    his laws [statutes; requirements; ordinances] and ·demands [judgments] to Israel [Ex. 19–24].
20 He didn’t do this for ·any other [L all the] nation.
    They don’t know his ·laws [judgments].

Praise the Lord!

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