微读圣经

1Hallelujah!

How good it is to sing to our God,

for praise is pleasant and lovely.147:1 Ps 33:1; 135:3

2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;147:2 Ps 51:18; 102:16

he gathers Israel’s exiled people.147:2 Dt 30:3; Ezk 39:28

3He heals the brokenhearted

and bandages their wounds.147:3 Ps 34:18; Is 61:1

4He counts the number of the stars;

he gives names to all of them.147:4 Gn 15:5; Is 40:26

5Our Lord is great, vast in power;

his understanding is infinite.147:5 Lit understanding has no number147:5 Ps 48:1; Is 40:28

6The Lord helps the oppressed

but brings the wicked to the ground.147:6 Ps 146:8–9

7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

play the lyre to our God,147:7 Ps 33:2; 95:1–2

8who covers the sky with clouds,

prepares rain for the earth,

and causes grass to grow on the hills.147:8 Jb 5:10; 38:27; Ps 104:14

9He provides the animals with their food,

and the young ravens what they cry for.147:9 Jb 38:41; Ps 104:27–28

10He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;

he does not value the power of a warrior.147:10 Lit the legs of the man147:10 Ps 33:17

11The Lord values those who fear him,

those who put their hope in his faithful love.147:11 Ps 33:18; 149:4

12Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;

praise your God, Zion!147:12 Ps 99:5,9

13For he strengthens the bars of your city gates

and blesses your children within you.147:13 Neh 7:3

14He endows your territory with prosperity;147:14 Or peace147:14 Is 54:13

he satisfies you with the finest wheat.147:14 Dt 32:14; Ps 81:16

15He sends his command throughout the earth;

his word runs swiftly.147:15 Ps 104:4

16He spreads snow like wool;

he scatters frost like ashes;147:16 Jb 37:6; 38:29

17he throws his hailstones like crumbs.

Who can withstand his cold?147:17 Jb 37:9–10

18He sends his word and melts them;

he unleashes his winds,147:18 Or breath and the water flows.147:18 Ps 33:9; 107:20

19He declares his word to Jacob,

his statutes and judgments to Israel.147:19 Dt 33:2–4; Mal 4:4

20He has not done this for every nation;

they do not know his judgments.147:20 Dt 4:7,32–34

Hallelujah!

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