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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.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2. Matthew Henry's
Bible Commentary
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http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/psalm/mh/psalm147.htm
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About Psalm 147 |
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Ps. 147, the second of the Hallelujah psalms, is another
psalm of praise. Some think it was penned after the
return of the Jews from their captivity; but it is so
much of a piece with Ps. 145 that I rather think it was
penned by David, and what is said (v. 2, 13) may well
enough be applied to the first building and fortifying
of Jerusalem in his time, and the gathering in of those
that had been out-casts in Saul's time.2 |
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Structure of Psalm 147 |
The Septuagint divides it into two; and we may divide
it into the first and second part, but both of the same
import.
I. We are called upon to praise God (v. 1, 7, 12).
II. We are furnished with matter for praise, for God is to
be glorified,
1. As the God of nature, and so he is very great (v. 4, 5,
8, 9, 15-18).
2. As the God of grace, comforting his people (v. 3, 6, 10,
11).
3. As the God of Israel, Jerusalem, and Zion, settling their
civil state (v. 2, 13, 14), and especially settling religion
among them (v. 19, 20).2
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