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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><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" 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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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Sing and Praise the <span class="nd">Lord</span></h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.1" class="v19_147_1">1</span>Shout praises to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_1">Our God is kind,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_1">and it is right and good</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_1">to sing praises to him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.2" class="v19_147_2">2</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> rebuilds Jerusalem</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_2">and brings the people of Israel</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_2">back home again.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.3" class="v19_147_3">3</span>He renews our hopes</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_3">and heals our bodies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.4" class="v19_147_4">4</span>He decided how many stars</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_4">there would be in the sky</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_4">and gave each one a name.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.5" class="v19_147_5">5</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span> is great and powerful!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_5">He understands everything.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.6" class="v19_147_6">6</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> helps the oppressed,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_6">but he smears the wicked</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_6">in the dirt.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.7" class="v19_147_7">7</span>Celebrate and sing!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_7">Play your harps</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_7">for the <span class="nd">Lord</span> our God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.8" class="v19_147_8">8</span>He fills the sky with clouds</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_8">and sends rain to the earth,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_8">so that the hills</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_8">will be green with grass.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.9" class="v19_147_9">9</span>He provides food for cattle</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_9">and for the young ravens,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_9">when they cry out.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.10" class="v19_147_10">10</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> doesn't care about</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_10">the strength of horses</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_10">or powerful armies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.11" class="v19_147_11">11</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> is pleased only</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_11">with those who worship him</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_11">and trust his love.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.12" class="v19_147_12">12</span>Everyone in Jerusalem,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_12">come and praise</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_12">the <span class="nd">Lord</span> your God!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.13" class="v19_147_13">13</span>He makes your city gates strong</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_13">and blesses your people.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.14" class="v19_147_14">14</span>God lets you live in peace,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_14">and he gives you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_14">the very best wheat.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.15" class="v19_147_15">15</span>As soon as God speaks,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_15">the earth obeys.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.16" class="v19_147_16">16</span>He covers the ground with snow</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_16">like a blanket of wool,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_16">and he scatters frost</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_16">like ashes on the ground.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.17" class="v19_147_17">17</span>God sends down hailstones</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_17">like chips of rocks.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_17">Who can stand the cold?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.18" class="v19_147_18">18</span>At his command the ice melts,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_18">the wind blows,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_18">and streams begin to flow.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.19" class="v19_147_19">19</span>God gave his laws and teachings</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_19">to the descendants of Jacob,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_19">the nation of Israel.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.147.20" class="v19_147_20">20</span>But he has not given his laws</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_147_20">to any other nation.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_147_20">Shout praises to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p> </div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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