Psalm 147

Praise To Yahweh For His Providence 

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                                    1 Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.                                

                                    1 (a)Praise (b)the Lord!For (A)it is good to sing praises to our God;For (c)it is pleasant and praise is (B)becoming.                                

                                    1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.                                

                                    1 Hallelujah!How good it is to sing to our God,for praise is pleasant and lovely.(A)                                

                                    1 Hallelujah! It is good to sing praise to our God, and it is fitting to sing glorious praise.                                
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                                    2 The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.                                

                                    2 The Lord (C)builds up Jerusalem;He (D)gathers the outcasts of Israel.                                

                                    2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.                                

                                    2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;(B)He gathers Israel’s exiled people.(C)                                

                                    2 The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.                                
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                                    3 He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.                                

                                    3 He heals the (E)brokenheartedAnd (F)binds up their (d)wounds.                                

                                    3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.                                

                                    3 He heals the brokenheartedand binds up their wounds.(D)                                

                                    3 He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their injuries.                                
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                                    4 He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.                                

                                    4 He (G)counts the number of the stars;He (e)(H)gives names to all of them.                                

                                    4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.                                

                                    4 He counts the number of the stars;He gives names to all of them.(E)                                

                                    4 He keeps track of the number of stars, assigning names to all of them.                                
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                                    5 Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.                                

                                    5 (I)Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;His (J)understanding is (f)infinite.                                

                                    5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.                                

                                    5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;His understanding is infinite.(a)(F)                                

                                    5 Our Lord is great, and rich in power; his understanding has no limitation.                                
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                                    6 The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.                                

                                    6 The Lord (g)(K)supports the afflicted;He brings down the wicked to the ground.                                

                                    6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.                                

                                    6 The Lord helps the afflictedbut brings the wicked to the ground.(G)                                

                                    6 The LORD supports the afflicted while he casts the wicked to the ground.                                
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                                    7 Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.                                

                                    7 (L)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;Sing praises to our God on the lyre,                                

                                    7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:                                

                                    7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;play the lyre to our God,(H)                                

                                    7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving, and compose music to our God with the lyre.                                
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                                    8 By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.                                

                                    8 Who (M)covers the heavens with clouds,Who (N)provides rain for the earth,Who (O)makes grass to (h)grow on the mountains.                                

                                    8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.                                

                                    8 who covers the sky with clouds,prepares rain for the earth,and causes grass to grow on the hills.(I)                                

                                    8 He shields the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth and making grass grow on the hills.                                
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                                    9 He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.                                

                                    9 He (P)gives to the beast its food,And to the (Q)young ravens which cry.                                

                                    9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.                                

                                    9 He provides the animals with their food,and the young ravens, what they cry for.(J)                                

                                    9 He gives wild animals their food, including the young ravens when they cry.                                
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                                    10 He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.                                

                                    10 He does not delight in the strength of the (R)horse;He (S)does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.                                

                                    10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.                                

                                    10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;He does not value the power(b) of a man.(K)                                

                                    10 He takes no delight in the strength of a horse, and gains no pleasure in the runner's swiftness.                                
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                                    11 The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.                                

                                    11 The Lord (T)favors those who fear Him,(U)Those who wait for His lovingkindness.                                

                                    11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.                                

                                    11 The Lord values those who fear Him,those who put their hope in His faithful love.(L)                                

                                    11 But the LORD is pleased with those who fear him, with those who depend on his gracious love.                                
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                                    12 Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.                                

                                    12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!Praise your God, O Zion!                                

                                    12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.                                

                                    12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;praise your God, Zion!(M)                                

                                    12 Glorify the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!                                
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                                    13 He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.                                

                                    13 For He has strengthened the (V)bars of your gates;He has (W)blessed your sons within you.                                

                                    13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.                                

                                    13 For He strengthens the bars of your gatesand blesses your children within you.(N)                                

                                    13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessing your children within you.                                
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                                    14 He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.                                

                                    14 He (X)makes (i)peace in your borders;He (Y)satisfies you with (Z)the (j)finest of the wheat.                                

                                    14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.                                

                                    14 He endows your territory with prosperity;(c)(O)He satisfies you with the finest wheat.(P)                                

                                    14 He grants peace within your borders, satisfying you with the finest of wheat.                                
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                                    15 He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.                                

                                    15 He sends forth His (AA)command to the earth;His (AB)word runs very swiftly.                                

                                    15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.                                

                                    15 He sends His command throughout the earth;His word runs swiftly.(Q)                                

                                    15 He sends out his command to the earth, making his word go forth quickly.                                
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                                    16 He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.                                

                                    16 He gives (AC)snow like wool;He scatters the (AD)frost like ashes.                                

                                    16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.                                

                                    16 He spreads snow like wool;He scatters frost like ashes;(R)                                

                                    16 He supplies snow like wool, scattering frost like ashes.                                
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                                    17 He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.                                

                                    17 He casts forth His (AE)ice as fragments;Who can stand before His (AF)cold?                                

                                    17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?                                

                                    17 He throws His hailstones like crumbs.Who can withstand His cold?(S)                                

                                    17 He casts down his ice crystals like bread fragments. Who can endure his freezing cold?                                
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                                    18 At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.                                

                                    18 He (AG)sends forth His word and melts them;He (AH)causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.                                

                                    18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.                                

                                    18 He sends His word and melts them;He unleashes His winds,(d) and the waters flow.(T)                                

                                    18 He sends out his word and melts them. He makes his wind blow and the water flows.                                
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                                    19 He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.                                

                                    19 He (AI)declares His words to Jacob,His (AJ)statutes and His ordinances to Israel.                                

                                    19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.                                

                                    19 He declares His word to Jacob,His statutes and judgments to Israel.(U)                                

                                    19 He declares his words to Jacob, his statutes and decrees to Israel.                                
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                                    20 He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.                                

                                    20 He (AK)has not dealt thus with any nation;And as for His ordinances, they have (AL)not known them.(k)Praise (l)the Lord!                                

                                    20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.                                

                                    20 He has not done this for any nation;they do not know(e) His judgments.(V)Hallelujah!                                

                                    20 He has not dealt with any other nation like this; they never knew his decrees. Hallelujah!