Psalm 147-148
21st Century King James Version
147 Praise ye the Lord! For it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power; His understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord lifteth up the meek; He casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God,
8 who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food and to the young ravens which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise thy God, O Zion!
13 For He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth His commandment upon the earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes;
17 He casteth forth His ice like morsels; who can stand before His cold?
18 He sendeth out His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He showeth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His judgments unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord!
148 Praise ye the Lord! Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights!
2 Praise ye Him, all His angels; praise ye Him, all His hosts!
3 Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye stars of light!
4 Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord, for He commanded and they were created.
6 He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree which shall not pass.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and vapors, stormy wind fulfilling His word,
9 mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,
10 beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying fowl,
11 kings of the earth and all people, princes and all judges of the earth,
12 both young men and maidens, old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 He also exalteth the horn of His people, the praise of all His saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. Praise ye the Lord!
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