{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/147","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:04:52.684Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":147,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":146,"nextChapter":148,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Praise you the LORD: for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The LORD does build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise on the harp to our God:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He delights not in the strength of the horse: he takes not pleasure in the legs of a man."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest of the wheat."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"He sends forth his commandment on earth: his word runs very swiftly."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He gives snow like wool: he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"He sends out his word, and melts them: he causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"He has not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise you the LORD."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 147 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 147](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/147)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/147 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}