{"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/erv/psalms/147","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T12:06:04.217Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":147,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":146,"nextChapter":148,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Praise ye the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The LORD 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 telleth the number of the stars; he giveth them all their names."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; his understanding is infinite."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The LORD upholdeth the meek: he bringeth the wicked down to the ground."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Who covereth the heaven 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":"The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Praise the LORD, 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 sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 147 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 147](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/147)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/147 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}