(KJV) Psalm 147¹

⥃It Is Good to Sing Praises

[1] Praise ye the Lord: for [it is] good² to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise³ is comely. [2] The Lord doth build⁴ up Jerusalem: he⁵ gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. [3] He healeth⁶ the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds⁷. [4] He⁸ telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names. [5] Great⁹ [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite¹⁰. [6] The Lord lifteth up¹¹ the meek: he casteth¹² the wicked down to the ground. [7] Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:¹³ [8] Who covereth¹⁴ the heaven with clouds, who prepareth¹⁵ 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.¹⁶ [10] He delighteth¹⁷ not in the strength of the horse: he taketh¹⁸ not pleasure in the legs of a man. [11] The Lord taketh¹⁹ pleasure in them that fear²⁰ him, in those that hope in his mercy. [12] Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God²¹, O Zion. [13] For he hath²² strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed²³ thy children within thee. [14] He maketh peace²⁴ [in] thy borders, [and] filleth²⁵ thee with the finest of the wheat²⁶. [15] He sendeth²⁷ forth his commandment [upon] earth: his word²⁸ runneth very swiftly. [16] He giveth²⁹ snow like wool: he scattereth³⁰ the hoarfrost like ashes. [17] He casteth³¹ forth his ice like morsels: who can stand³² before his cold? [18] He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, [and] the waters flow.³³ [19] He sheweth³⁴ his word³⁵ unto Jacob, his statutes³⁶ and his judgments unto Israel. [20] He hath not dealt so³⁷ with any nation: and [as for his] judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.