Laudate Dom. Ps.147.N.

The Prophet praiseth the bounty, wisdom, power, justice and providence of God upon all creatures, but specially upon his Church, which he gathered together after their desperation, declaring his word and judgment so toward them, as he hath done to no other people.

The first part The second part
Praise ye the Lord,
for it is good unto our God to sing:
For it pleasant,
and to praise it is a comely thing.
 
2 The Lord his own Jerusalem,
he buildeth up alone,
and the dispersed of Israel,
doth gather into one.
 
3 He heals the broken in their heart,
their sores up doth he bind:
4 He counts the number of the stars,
and names them in their kind:
 
5 Great is the Lord, great is his power,
his wisdom infinity:
 
6 The Lord relieves the meek and throws
to ground the wicked wight.
 
7 Sing unto the Lord with praise,
unto the Lord rejoice:
And to our God upon the harp,
advance your singing voice.
 
8 He covers heaven with clouds, and for
the earth prepareth rain:
And on the mountains he doth make
the grass to grow amane.
 
9 He gives to beasts their food, and to
young Ravens when they cry:
 
10 His pleasure not in strength of horse,
nor in man’s legs doth lie.
 
11 But in all those, that fear the Lord,
the Lord hath his delight:
And such as do attend upon,
his mercies shining light.
12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem,
thy God O Zion praise:
 
13 For he the bars hath forged strong,
wherewith thy gates he stays.
 
14 Thy children he hath blest in thee,
and in thy borders he
Doth settle peace, and with the flower
of wheat he filleth thee.
 
15 And his commandment upon
the earth he sendeth out:
And eke his word with speedy course,
doth swiftly run about.
 
16 He giveth snow like wool hoary frost
like ashes he doth spread:
17 Like morsels cast his ice, thereof
the cold who can abide?
 
18 He sendeth forth his mighty word,
and melteth them again:
His wind he makes to blow and then
the waters flow amain.
 
19 The doctrine of his holy word,
to Jacob he doth sow,
His statutes and his judgments, he
give Israel’s to know.
 
20 With every nation he hath not
so dealt, nor they have known
His secret judgments, ye therefore
praise ye the Lord alone.

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