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Psalms 147
A praise psalm built on an unusual pairing: the God who "counts the number of the stars" and names each one (v.4) is the same God who "heals the broken in heart" and binds their wounds (v.3). Cosmic scale meets personal repair in adjacent lines. It is set in a rebuilt Jerusalem, gathering Israel's scattered exiles (v.2). The psalm circles through three movements of praise, each grounded in something God concretely does for the city and the world.
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Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
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The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
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He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
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He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
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The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
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Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
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who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
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He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
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He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
- 11
The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
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Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
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For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
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He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
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He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
- 16
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
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He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
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He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
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ALABAD á JAH, porque es bueno cantar salmos á nuestro Dios; porque suave y hermosa es la alabanza.
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Jehová edifica á Jerusalem; á los echados de Israel recogerá.
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El sana á los quebrantados de corazón, y liga sus heridas.
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El cuenta el número de las estrellas; á todas ellas llama por sus nombres.
- 5
Grande es el Señor nuestro, y de mucha potencia; y de su entendimiento no hay número.
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Jehová ensalza á los humildes; humilla los impíos hasta la tierra.
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Cantad á Jehová con alabanza, cantad con arpa á nuestro Dios.
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El es el que cubre los cielos de nubes, el que prepara la lluvia para la tierra, el que hace á los montes producir hierba.
- 9
El da á la bestia su mantenimiento, y á los hijos de los cuervos que claman.
- 10
No toma contentamiento en la fortaleza del caballo, ni se complace en las piernas del hombre.
- 11
Complácese Jehová en los que le temen, y en los que esperan en su misericordia.
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Alaba á Jehová, Jerusalem; alaba á tu Dios, Sión.
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Porque fortificó los cerrojos de tus puertas; bendijo á tus hijos dentro de ti.
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El pone en tu término la paz; te hará saciar de grosura de trigo.
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El envía su palabra á la tierra; muy presto corre su palabra.
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El da la nieve como lana, derrama la escarcha como ceniza.
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El echa su hielo como pedazos: delante de su frío ¿quién estará?
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Enviará su palabra, y los derretirá: soplará su viento, y fluirán las aguas.
- 19
El denuncia sus palabras á Jacob, sus estatutos y sus juicios á Israel.
- 20
No ha hecho esto con toda gente; y no conocieron sus juicios. Aleluya.
What does and doesn't impress him
Verse 10 makes a pointed claim: God takes no delight in the strength of the horse or the legs of a man. Military and physical power leave him unmoved.
What he values instead is named at once: "those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness" (v.11). The same word that commands the snow and frost (vv.16-18) is the word entrusted specially to Jacob (v.19).
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