{"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/kjv/psalms/147","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T05:48:44.675Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 <i>it is</i> good to sing praises unto our God; for <i>it is</i> pleasant; <i>and</i> 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 calleth them all by <i>their</i> names."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Great <i>is</i> our Lord, and of great power: his understanding <i>is</i> infinite."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise 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, <i>and</i> to the young ravens which cry."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not 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 <i>in</i> thy borders, <i>and</i> filleth thee with the finest of the wheat."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"He sendeth forth his commandment <i>upon</i> earth: his word runneth very swiftly."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost 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, <i>and</i> 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 <i>as for his</i> judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 147 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 147](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/147)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/147 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}