“1 Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God;
for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely. 2 The LORD doth build up
Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth
the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the
number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names. 5 Great [is]
our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite. 6 The
LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our
God: 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the
earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth to the
beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry. 10 He delighteth
not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of
a man. 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that
hope in his mercy.”
“12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he
hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children
within thee. 14 He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee
with the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his commandment [upon]
earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool: he
scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like
morsels: who can stand before his cold? 18 He sendeth out his word, and
melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, [and] the waters flow. 19 He
sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and [as for his] judgments,
they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.” (Psalm 147:1-20 AV)
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