Books

Psalms 147

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

Back to Bible

Switch Version:

Previous Chapter

Next Chapter

¹ Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely. ⓐ

² The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; ⓑ He gathers Israel’s exiled people. ⓒ

³ He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. ⓓ

⁴ He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. ⓔ

⁵ Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite. [1] ⓕ

⁶ The LORD helps the afflicted but brings the wicked to the ground. ⓖ

⁷ Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God, ⓗ

⁸ who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills. ⓘ

⁹ He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens, what they cry for. ⓙ

¹⁰ He is not impressed by the strength of a horse; He does not value the power [2] of a man. ⓚ

¹¹ The LORD values those who fear Him, those who put their hope in His faithful love. ⓛ

¹² Exalt the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion! ⓜ

¹³ For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your children within you. ⓝ

¹⁴ He endows your territory with prosperity; [3] ⓞ He satisfies you with the finest wheat. ⓟ

¹⁵ He sends His command throughout the earth; His word runs swiftly. ⓠ

¹⁶ He spreads snow like wool; He scatters frost like ashes; ⓡ

¹⁷ He throws His hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand His cold? ⓢ

¹⁸ He sends His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, [4] and the waters flow. ⓣ

¹⁹ He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. ⓤ

²⁰ He has not done this for any nation; they do not know [5] His judgments. ⓥ Hallelujah!

#	HCSB
1	Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely. ⓐ
2	The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; ⓑ He gathers Israel’s exiled people. ⓒ
3	He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. ⓓ
4	He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. ⓔ
5	Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite. [1] ⓕ
6	The LORD helps the afflicted but brings the wicked to the ground. ⓖ
7	Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God, ⓗ
8	who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills. ⓘ
9	He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens, what they cry for. ⓙ
10	He is not impressed by the strength of a horse; He does not value the power [2] of a man. ⓚ
11	The LORD values those who fear Him, those who put their hope in His faithful love. ⓛ
12	Exalt the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion! ⓜ
13	For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your children within you. ⓝ
14	He endows your territory with prosperity; [3] ⓞ He satisfies you with the finest wheat. ⓟ
15	He sends His command throughout the earth; His word runs swiftly. ⓠ
16	He spreads snow like wool; He scatters frost like ashes; ⓡ
17	He throws His hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand His cold? ⓢ
18	He sends His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, [4] and the waters flow. ⓣ
19	He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. ⓤ
20	He has not done this for any nation; they do not know [5] His judgments. ⓥ Hallelujah!

Footnotes & Cross-References

Cross-References

^{Psalms 147:1 [229]} Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20

^{Psalms 147:20 [230]} Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them

Previous Chapter

Next Chapter

Holy Bible

Psalms 147

Cross-References

Select Commentary