test_org_en_ult/19-PSA/147.usfm

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\c 147
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\q
\v 1 Praise Yahweh,
\q for it is good to sing praises to our God,
\q it is pleasant, and praise is suitable.

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\v 2 Yahweh rebuilds Jerusalem,
\q he gathers together the scattered people of Israel.
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\v 3 He heals the brokenhearted
\q and binds up their wounds.

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\v 4 He counts the stars,
\q he gives names to all of them.
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\v 5 Great is our Lord and awesome in power,
\q his understanding cannot be measured.

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\v 6 Yahweh lifts up the oppressed,
\q he brings the wicked down to the ground.
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\v 7 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving,
\q sing praises to our God with a harp.

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\v 8 He covers the heavens with clouds
\q and prepares rain for the earth,
\q making the grass to grow on the mountains.
\q
\v 9 He gives food to the animals
\q and to the young ravens when they cry.

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\v 10 He finds no delight in the strength of a horse,
\q he takes no pleasure in the strong legs of a man.
\q
\v 11 Yahweh takes pleasure in those who honor him,
\q who hope in his covenant faithfulness.

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\v 12 Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem,
\q praise your God, Zion.
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\v 13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates,
\q he blesses your children among you.
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\v 14 He brings prosperity inside your borders,
\q he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

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\v 15 He sends out his commandment to earth,
\q his command runs very swiftly.
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\v 16 He makes the snow like wool,
\q he scatters the frost like ashes.

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\v 17 He dispenses the hail like crumbs,
\q who can withstand the cold he sends?
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\v 18 He sends out his command and melts them,
\q he makes the wind to blow and the water to flow.

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\v 19 He proclaimed his word to Jacob,
\q his statutes and his righteous decrees to Israel.
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\v 20 He has not done so with any other nation,
\q and as for his decrees, they do not know them.
\q Praise Yahweh.