{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":147,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/146","next":"psalms/148","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Hallelujah! How good [it is] to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise [Him]!","f":["Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD; also in verse 20"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Hallelujah!"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"How good [it is] to sing praises to our God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"how pleasant and lovely to praise [Him]!"}],"h":"It Is Good to Sing Praises","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The LORD builds up Jerusalem;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He gathers the exiles of Israel."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He heals the brokenhearted"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and binds up their wounds."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He determines the number of the stars;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He calls them each by name."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"Great [is] our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Great [is] our Lord, and mighty in power;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"His understanding has no limit."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"The LORD sustains the humble, [but] casts the wicked to the ground.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD sustains the humble,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[but] casts the wicked to the ground."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"make music on the harp to our God,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":8,"t":"who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"who covers the sky with clouds,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who prepares rain for the earth,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who makes grass to grow on the hills."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He provides food for the animals,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and for the young ravens when they call."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He does not delight in the strength of the horse;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who hope in His loving devotion."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"praise your God, O Zion!"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":13,"t":"For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For He strengthens the bars of your gates"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and blesses the children within you."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"He makes peace [at] your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He makes peace [at] your borders;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He fills you with the finest wheat."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He sends forth His command to the earth;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"His word runs swiftly."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He spreads the snow like wool;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He scatters the frost like ashes;"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?","f":["Or like crumbs or like morsels"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He casts forth His hail like pebbles."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Who can withstand His icy blast?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He sends forth His word and melts them;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He declares His word to Jacob,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"His statutes and judgments to Israel."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!","f":["MT; DSS and LXX He has not made known to them His judgments"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He has done this for no other nation;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they do not know His judgments."},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Hallelujah!"}],"style":"indent1"}]}