Chapter 147

¹Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion. ¹³Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee. ¹⁴Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn. ¹⁵Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly. ¹⁶Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes. ¹⁷He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold? ¹⁸He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run. ¹⁹Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel. ²⁰He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.