Psalms 147
1 Alleluia,
a Psalm of Haggai and Zacharias.aIn the original text, the following verses are numbered 12 to 20.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.
2 For he has strengthened the bars of
thy gates; he has blessed thy children within thee.
3 He makes thy borders peaceful, and
fills thee with the
bLit. fat of wheat.flour of wheat. 4 He sends his oracle
to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
5 He gives snow like wool: he scatters
the mist like ashes. 6 Casting
forth his ice like morsels: who shall stand before
his cold? 7 He shall send out his
word, and melt them: he shall blow with his wind, and
the waters shall flow. 8 He sends his
word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
9 He has not done so to
cGr. every.any other nation; and he has not shewn them his
judgments.