Psalm 146
1Praise the LORD!
Let all that I am praise the LORD.
2I will praise the LORD as long as I live.
I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.
3Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
4When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,
and all their plans die with them.
whose hope is in the LORD their God.
6He made heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them.
He keeps every promise forever.
7He gives justice to the oppressed
and food to the hungry.
The LORD frees the prisoners.
8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down.
The LORD loves the godly.
9The LORD protects the foreigners among us.
He cares for the orphans and widows,
but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
10The LORD will reign forever.
He will be your God, O Jerusalem,b throughout the generations.
Praise the LORD!
Psalm 147
1Praise the LORD!
How good to sing praises to our God!
How delightful and how fitting!
2The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem
and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
3He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.
4He counts the stars
and calls them all by name.
5How great is our Lord! His power is absolute!
His understanding is beyond comprehension!
6The LORD supports the humble,
but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
7Sing out your thanks to the LORD;
sing praises to our God with a harp.
8He covers the heavens with clouds,
provides rain for the earth,
and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
9He gives food to the wild animals
and feeds the young ravens when they cry.
10He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse
or in human might.
11No, the LORD’s delight is in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates
and blessed your children within your walls.
14He sends peace across your nation
and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
15He sends his orders to the world—
how swiftly his word flies!
16He sends the snow like white wool;
he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
Who can stand against his freezing cold?
18Then, at his command, it all melts.
He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
19He has revealed his words to Jacob,
his decrees and regulations to Israel.
20He has not done this for any other nation;
they do not know his regulations.
Praise the LORD!
Isaiah 43:1-7
1But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you.
O Israel, the one who formed you says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
2When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
3For I am the LORD, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom;
I gave Ethiopiaa and Seba in your place.
4Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me.
You are honored, and I love you.
5“Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
I will gather you and your children from east and west.
6I will say to the north and south,
‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel
from the distant corners of the earth.
7Bring all who claim me as their God,
for I have made them for my glory.
It was I who created them.’”
This past Sunday at Real Life Corpus Marion and I were introduced to this song and I simply can't get enough of singing it.
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