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Psalms 147

Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible

Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggæus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.
147:12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy children within thee.
147:13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
He makes thy borders peaceful, and fills thee with the flour of wheat.
147:14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
147:15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
147:16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?
147:17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles (note: Or like crumbs or like morsels). Who can withstand His icy blast?
He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow [with] his wind, and the waters shall flow.
147:18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
147:19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shewn them his judgments.
147:20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments (note: MT; DSS and LXX He has not made known to them His judgments). Hallelujah!