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18 He sends his word, and the ice melts;
    he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 [a]He has revealed his word to Jacob,
    his decrees and his judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done this for the other nations;
    they are not aware of his judgments.
Alleluia.

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  1. Psalm 147:19 Finally, God is to be praised because he has given his people his word of revelation, making known his saving plan (see Ps 50:16f; Deut 33:3f; Neh 8; Eph 3:10f), which he has done for no other people (see Deut 4:7f; Acts 14:16).

18 He sends his word(A) and melts them;
    he stirs up his breezes,(B) and the waters flow.

19 He has revealed his word(C) to Jacob,(D)
    his laws and decrees(E) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(F)
    they do not know(G) his laws.[a]

Praise the Lord.(H)

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them