Psalms 147 - Meaning, Themes & Application

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

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

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

Psalms 147:3 means that God provides comfort and healing to those who are emotionally hurting or grieving. In times of personal loss or heartbreak, this …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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