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class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He counteth the number of the stars;</div><div class="po2">He giveth them all their names.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;</div><div class="po2">His understanding is infinite.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The LORD upholdeth the humble;</div><div class="po2">He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving,</div><div class="po2">Sing praises upon the harp unto our God;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Who covereth the heaven with clouds,</div><div class="po2">Who prepareth rain for the earth,</div><div class="po2">Who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He giveth to the beast his food,</div><div class="po2">And to the young ravens which cry.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He delighteth not in the strength of the horse;</div><div class="po2">He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him,</div><div class="po2">In those that wait for His mercy.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;</div><div class="po2">Praise thy God, O Zion.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates;</div><div class="po2">He hath blessed thy children within thee.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He maketh thy borders peace;</div><div class="po2">He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He sendeth out His commandment upon earth;</div><div class="po2">His word runneth very swiftly.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He giveth snow like wool;</div><div class="po2">He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He casteth forth His ice like crumbs;</div><div class="po2">Who can stand before His cold?</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them;</div><div class="po2">He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He declareth His word unto Jacob,</div><div class="po2">His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He hath not dealt so with any nation;</div><div class="po2">And as for His ordinances, they have not known them.</div><div class="po2">Hallelujah.</div></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<br>ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT<br>A NEW TRANSLATION<p><a href="//www.jps.org/">Jewish Publication Society</a><br>1917<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/146.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 146"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 146" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/148.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' 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