Psalms 147

He counts the number of the stars

Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!a ²The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. ³He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.b

⁴He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.c ⁵Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.d ⁶The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.e

⁷Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.f ⁸He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. ⁹He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.g

¹⁰His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; ¹¹the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.h ¹²Extol the Lord, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.

¹³He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.i ¹⁴He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.j ¹⁵He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.k

¹⁶He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. ¹⁷He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast? ¹⁸He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.

¹⁹He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.l ²⁰He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord.