Psalms 146; Psalms 147

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Psalms 146

1 Praise the Lord! My whole being, praise the Lord.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
3 Do not put your trust in princes or other people, who cannot save you.
4 When people die, they are buried. Then all of their plans come to an end.
5 Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob. Their hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in it. He remains loyal forever.
7 He does what is fair for those who have been wronged. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free.
8 The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up people who are in trouble. The Lord loves those who do right.
9 The Lord protects the foreigners. He defends the orphans and widows, but he blocks the way of the wicked.
10 The Lord will be King forever. Jerusalem, your God is everlasting.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Psalms 147

1 Praise the Lord! It is good to sing praises to our God; it is good and pleasant to praise him.
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; he brings back the captured Israelites.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
4 He counts the stars and names each one.
5 Our Lord is great and very powerful. There is no limit to what he knows.
6 The Lord defends the humble, but he throws the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing praises to the Lord; praise our God with harps.
8 He fills the sky with clouds and sends rain to the earth and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives food to cattle and to the little birds that call.
10 He does not enjoy the strength of a horse or the strength of a man.
11 The Lord is pleased with those who respect him, with those who trust his love.
12 Jerusalem, praise the Lord; Jerusalem, praise your God.
13 He makes your city gates strong and blesses your children inside.
14 He brings peace to your country and fills you with the finest grain.
15 He gives a command to the earth, and it quickly obeys him.
16 He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He throws down hail like rocks. No one can stand the cold he sends.
18 Then he gives a command, and it melts. He sends the breezes, and the waters flow.
19 He gave his word to Jacob, his laws and demands to Israel.
20 He didn't do this for any other nation. They don't know his laws.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.