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The Book of Psalms

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- Kapitel 147 -

It is good to sing praise

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Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.
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The Lord doth builde vp Ierusalem, and gather together the dispersed of Israel.
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He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth vp their sores.
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He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
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Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdome is infinite.
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The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.
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Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
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Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
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Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
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He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
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But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
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Prayse the Lord, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
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For he hath made the barres of thy gates strong, and hath blessed thy children within thee.
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He setteth peace in thy borders, and satisfieth thee with the floure of wheate.
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He sendeth foorth his commandement vpon earth, and his worde runneth very swiftly.
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He giueth snowe like wooll, and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
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He casteth foorth his yce like morsels: who can abide the colde thereof?
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He sendeth his worde and melteth them: he causeth his winde to blowe, and the waters flowe.
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He sheweth his word vnto Iaakob, his statutes and his iudgements vnto Israel.
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He hath not dealt so with euery nation, neither haue they knowen his iudgements. Prayse ye the Lord.

It is good to sing praise

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Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
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The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
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He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
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He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
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The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
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Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
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who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
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He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
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He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
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Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
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For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
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He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
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He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
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He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
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He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
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He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
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