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Praise God Who Helps His People

147 Praise the Lord!

It is good to sing praises to our God;
    it is good and pleasant to praise him.
The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;
    he brings back the captured Israelites.
He heals the brokenhearted
    and bandages their wounds.

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Psalm 147

Praise the Lord.[a]

How good it is to sing praises to our God,
    how pleasant(A) and fitting to praise him!(B)

The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(C)
    he gathers the exiles(D) of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted(E)
    and binds up their wounds.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20