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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 147 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/147.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/147-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Psalm 147</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/146.htm" title="Psalm 146">◄</a> Psalm 147 <a href="../psalms/148.htm" title="Psalm 148">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/psalms/147.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Praise the LORD!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1">How good to sing praises to our God!</p><p class="line2">How delightful and how fitting!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem</p><p class="line2">and bringing the exiles back to Israel.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>He heals the brokenhearted</p><p class="line2">and bandages their wounds.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He counts the stars</p><p class="line2">and calls them all by name.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>How great is our Lord! His power is absolute!</p><p class="line2">His understanding is beyond comprehension!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The LORD supports the humble,</p><p class="line2">but he brings the wicked down into the dust.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Sing out your thanks to the LORD;</p><p class="line2">sing praises to our God with a harp.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He covers the heavens with clouds,</p><p class="line2">provides rain for the earth,</p><p class="line2">and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He gives food to the wild animals</p><p class="line2">and feeds the young ravens when they cry.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse</p><p class="line2">or in human might.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>No, the LORD’s delight is in those who fear him,</p><p class="line2">those who put their hope in his unfailing love.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem!</p><p class="line2">Praise your God, O Zion!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For he has strengthened the bars of your gates</p><p class="line2">and blessed your children within your walls.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He sends peace across your nation</p><p class="line2">and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He sends his orders to the world—</p><p class="line2">how swiftly his word flies!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He sends the snow like white wool;</p><p class="line2">he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He hurls the hail like stones.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="line2">Who can stand against his freezing cold?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then, at his command, it all melts.</p><p class="line2">He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He has revealed his words to Jacob,</p><p class="line2">his decrees and regulations to Israel.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/147-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He has not done this for any other nation;</p><p class="line2">they do not know his regulations.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1">Praise the LORD!</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">147:17 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">like bread crumbs.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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