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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 MSB</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" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></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" 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="../">MSB</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 width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/msb/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><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">Majority Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/psalms/147.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">It Is Good to Sing Praises<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Hallelujah!<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent1stline"> How good it is to sing praises to our God, <p class="indent2"> how pleasant and lovely to praise Him! <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The LORD builds up Jerusalem; <p class="indent2"> He gathers the exiles of Israel. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>He heals the brokenhearted <p class="indent2"> and binds up their wounds. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He determines the number of the stars; <p class="indent2"> He calls them each by name. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; <p class="indent2"> His understanding has no limit. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The LORD sustains the humble, <p class="indent2"> but casts the wicked to the ground. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; <p class="indent2"> make music on the harp to our God, <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>who covers the sky with clouds, <p class="indent2"> who prepares rain for the earth, <p class="indent2"> who makes grass to grow on the hills. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He provides food for the animals, <p class="indent2"> and for the young ravens when they call. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He does not delight in the strength of the horse; <p class="indent2"> He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, <p class="indent2"> who hope in His loving devotion. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; <p class="indent2"> praise your God, O Zion! <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For He strengthens the bars of your gates <p class="indent2"> and blesses the children within you. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He makes peace at your borders; <p class="indent2"> He fills you with the finest wheat. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He sends forth His command to the earth; <p class="indent2"> His word runs swiftly. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He spreads the snow like wool; <p class="indent2"> He scatters the frost like ashes; <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He casts forth His hail like pebbles.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <p class="indent2"> Who can withstand His icy blast? <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He sends forth His word and melts them; <p class="indent2"> He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow. <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He declares His word to Jacob, <p class="indent2"> His statutes and judgments to Israel. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/147-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He has done this for no other nation; <p class="indent2"> they do not know His judgments.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="indent1stline"> Hallelujah!</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>Hallelu YAH</i>, meaning <i>Praise the LORD</i>; also in verse 20<br><span class="fnverse">17</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>like crumbs</i> or <i>like morsels</i><br><span class="fnverse">20</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> MT; DSS and LXX <i>He has not made known to them His judgments</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="https://majoritybible.com">Holy Bible, Majority Standard Bible (MSB)</a> by <a href="https://biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a> and <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean.Bible</a>. 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