Psalms · Chapter 147 · 20 verses
Psalms 147
About this chapter
Psalms 147 — Post-Exilic Period
Anonymous — Post-exilic worship leader celebrating God's restoration of Jerusalem. Set in Rebuilt Jerusalem and temple. The community celebrates God's power in rebuilding Jerusalem after the exile, marveling at how the same God who counts every star also heals broken hearts. The psalm moves from God's cosmic power to His intimate care, from His control over weather and nature to His delight in those who fear Him and hope in His love.
“Psalms 147:3” — 147:3
Amazement at a God whose infinite power is matched by His tender personal care.
Read when: Read this when you need to remember that God is both powerful enough to handle your biggest problems and caring enough to heal your deepest hurts.
1Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him. 2Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. 3He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. 4He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names. 5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. 6Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground. 7Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God, 8who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains. 9He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call. 10He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness. 12Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion! 13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you. 14He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat. 15He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly. 16He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes. 17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold? 18He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel. 20He has not done this for just any nation. They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah!