| Chapter 147 |
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Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely. |
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Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. |
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He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. |
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He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. |
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. |
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Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground. |
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Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God, |
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Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. |
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He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry. |
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He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. |
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Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness. |
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Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion. |
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For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee. |
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He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. |
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He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly. |
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He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. |
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He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold? |
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He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. |
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He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel. |
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He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 148 |