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The Lord lifts up the oppressed,
but knocks[a] the wicked to the ground.
Offer to the Lord a song of thanks.[b]
Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp.
He covers[c] the sky with clouds,
provides the earth with rain,
and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147:6 tn Heb “brings down.”
  2. Psalm 147:7 tn Heb “sing to the Lord with thanksgiving.”
  3. Psalm 147:8 tn Heb “the one who covers.”
  4. Psalm 147:8 tn Heb “hills.”