{"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/asv/psalms/147","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T20:50:55.229Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":147,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":146,"nextChapter":148,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 147 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 147](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/147)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/147 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}