Psalm 147:4-6 Part 1 of 3

He counts the stars

    and calls them all by name.

How great is our Lord! His power is absolute!

    His understanding is beyond comprehension!

The LORD supports the humble,

    but he brings the wicked down into the dust. 

 

He counts the stars and calls them all by name.

Genesis 15:5 

Then the LORD took Abram outside and said to him, "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!"  

(see all Genesis 15)

Genesis 22:16-17  

"This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies."  (see Genesis 22:1-19)

Genesis 32:12  

"But you promised me (Jacob), 'I will surely treat you kindly, and I will multiply  your descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore--too many to count.' (Genesis 28:14)"  (see all Genesis 32)

Isaiah 40:26  

Look up into the heavens.

    Who created all the stars?

He brings them out like an army, one after another,

    calling each by its name.

Because of his great power and incomparable strength,

    not a single one is missing.  (see all Isaiah 40)

 

How great is our Lord! His power is absolute!  

Exodus 14:31  

When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the LORD had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the LORD and in his servant Moses.  (see all Exodus 14)

Psalm 98:1  

Sing a new song to the LORD,

    for he has done wonderful deeds.

His right hand has won a mighty victory;

    his holy arm has shown his saving power!  (see all Psalm 98)

Psalm 86:10  

For you are great and perform wonderful deeds.

    You alone are God.  (see all Psalm 86)

Psalm 96:4  

Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise!

    He is to be feared above all gods.  (see all Psalm 96)

Palm 99:2  

The LORD sits in majesty in Jerusalem,

    exalted above all the nations.  (see all Psalm 99)

Psalm 135:5  

I know the greatness of the LORD--

    that our Lord is greater than any other god.  (see all Psalm 135)

Psalm 145:3  

Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise!

    No one can measure his greatness.  (see all Psalm 145) 

 

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Psalm 147:1-3 Part 2 of 2

Praise the LORD!

 

How good to sing praises to our God!

    How delightful and how fitting! 

The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem

    and bringing the exiles back to Israel.

He heals the broken hearted

    and bandages their wounds.

 

He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.

Exodus 15:26

He said, "If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you."  (see Exodus 15:22-27)

Numbers 12:13-14  

    So Moses cried out to the LORD, "O God, I beg you, please heal her!"

    But the LORD said to Moses, "If her father had done nothing more than spit in her face, wouldn't she be defiled for seven days? So keep her outside the camp for seven days, after that she may be accepted back."  

(see all Numbers 12)

Deuteronomy 32:39  

"Look now; I myself am he!

    There is no other god but me!

I am the one who kills and gives life;

    I am the one who wounds and heals;

    no one can be rescued from my powerful hand!"  (see all Deuteronomy 32)

Job 5:18  

"For though he wounds, he also bandages.

    He strikes, but his hands also heal."  (see all Job 5)

Isaiah 30:26  

The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter--like the light of seven days in one! So it will be when the LORD begins to heal his people and cure the wounds he gave them.  

(see all Isaiah 30)

Isaiah 53:4-6  

Yet it was our weaknesses he carried.

    It was our sorrows that weighed him down.

And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,

    a punishment for his own sins!

But he was pierced for our rebellion,

    crushed for our sins.

He was beaten so we could be whole.

    He was whipped so we could be healed.

All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.

    We have left God's paths to follow our own.

Yet the LORD laid on him

    the sins of us all.  (see all Isaiah 53)

Ezekiel 34:16  

"I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes--feed them justice!"  (see all Ezekiel 34)

Hosea 6:1-2  

    "Come, let us return to the LORD.

    He has torn us to pieces;

    now he will heal us.

He has injured us;

    now he will bandage our wounds.

In just a short time he will restore us,

    so that we may live in his presence."  (see all Hosea 6) 

 

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Psalm 147:1-3 Part 1 of 2

Praise the LORD!

 

How good to sing praises to our God!

    How delightful and how fitting! 

The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem

    and bringing the exiles back to Israel.

He heals the broken hearted

    and bandages their wounds.

 

Praise the LORD! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!  

Psalm 33:1   

Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD;

    it is fitting for the pure to praise him.  (see all Psalm 33)

Psalm 135:3  

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; 

    celebrate his lovely name with music.  (see all Psalm 135)

 

The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem ...

Psalm 102:16  

For the LORD will rebuild Jerusalem.

    He will appear in his glory.  (see all Psalm 102)

Isaiah 51:3  

The LORD will comfort Israel again

    and have pity on her ruins.

Her desert will blossom like Eden,

    her barren wilderness like the garden of the LORD.

Joy and gladness will be found there.

    Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.  (see all Isaiah 51)

Isaiah 44:26   

"But I carry out the predictions of my prophets!

    By them I say to Jerusalem, 'People will live here again,'

and to the towns of Judah, 'You will be rebuilt;

    I will restore all your ruins!' "  (see Isaiah 44:21-28)

Psalm 68:35  

For God will save Jerusalem

    and rebuild the towns of Judah.

His people will live there

    and settle in their own land.  (see all Psalm 68)

 

... and bring the exiles back to Israel.  

Isaiah 11:12  

He will raise a flag among the nations

    and assemble the exiles of Israel.

He will gather the scattered people of Judah

    from the ends of the earth.  (see all Isaiah 11)

Isaiah 56:8  

"For the Sovereign LORD,

    who brings back the outcasts of Israel, says:

I will bring others, too,

    besides my people Israel."  (see Isaiah 56:1-8) 

Ezekiel 39:28  

"Then my people will know that I am the LORD their God, because I sent them away to exile and brought them home again. I will leave none of my people behind."  (see Ezekiel 39:25-29)

Psalm 106:47  

Save us, O LORD our God!

    Gather us back from among the nations,

so we can thank your holy name

    and rejoice and praise you.  (see all Psalm 106)

Isaiah 66:20  

"They will bring the remnant of your people back from every nation. They will bring them to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD. They will ride on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels," says the LORD.  (see all Isaiah 66)

Isaiah 27:13  

In that day the great trumpet will sound. Many who were dying in exile in Assyria and Egypt will return to Jerusalem to worship the LORD on his holy mountain.  (see all Isaiah 27) 

 

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Psalm 146:10 Part 2 of 2

The LORD will reign forever.

    He will be your God, O Jerusalem,

        throughout the generations.

 

Praise the LORD!  (continued)

 

Psalm 90:1-2  

Lord, through all the generations

    you have been our home!

Before the mountains were born,

    before you gave birth to the earth and the world,

    from beginning to end, you are God.  (see all Psalm 90)

Isaiah 40:28  

Have you never heard?

    Have you never understood?

The LORD is the everlasting God,

    the Creator of all the earth.

He never grows weak or weary.

    No one can measure the depths of his understanding.  (see all Isaiah 40)

Isaiah 52:7  

How beautiful on the mountains

    are the feet of the messenger who brings good news,

the good news of peace and salvation,

    the news that the God of Israel reigns!  (see all Isaiah 53)

Jeremiah 10:10  

But the LORD is the only true God.

    He is the living God and the everlasting King!

The whole earth trembles at his anger.

    The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.  (see all Jeremiah 10)

Lamentations 5:19  

But LORD, you remain the same forever!

    Your throne continues from generation to generation.  

    (see all Lamentations 5)

Habakkuk 3:6  

When he stops, the earth shakes.

    When he looks, the nations tremble.

He shatters the everlasting mountains

    and levels the eternal hills.

    He is the Eternal One!  (see all Habakkuk 3)

Revelation 11:15  

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven:

     

    "The world has now become the

        Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,

    and he will rule forever and ever."  (see all Revelation 11)

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Psalm 146:10 Part 1 of 2

The LORD will reign forever.

    He will be your God, O Jerusalem, 

        throughout the generations.

  

Praise the LORD!

 

Genesis 21:33  

Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba ("well of the oath"}, and there he worshiped the LORD, the Eternal God.  (see Genesis 21:22-34)

Exodus 15:18  

"The LORD will reign forever and ever!"  (see Exodus 15:1-21)

Deuteronomy 33:27  

"The eternal God is your refuge,

    and his everlasting arms are under you.

He drives out the enemy before you;

    he cries out, 'Destroy them!' "  (see Deuteronomy 33:26-29)

1 Chronicles 16:31  

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!

    Tell the nations, "The LORD reigns!"  (see 1 Chronicles 16:1-36) 

Job 36:26  

"Look, God is greater than we can understand.

     His years cannot be counted."  (see all Job 32-37)

Psalm 9:7  

But the LORD reigns forever,

    executing judgment from his throne.  (see all Psalm 9)

Psalm 10:16  

The LORD is king forever and ever!

    The godless nations will vanish from the land.  (see all Psalm 10)

Psalm 45:6  

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.

    You rule with a scepter of justice.  (see all Psalm 48)

 

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Psalm 146:9 Part 2 of 2

The LORD protects the foreigners among us.

    He cares for the orphans and widows,

    but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. 

 

... but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. 

Psalm 1:4-5

But not the wicked!

    They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.

They will be condemned at the time of judgment.

    Sinners will have no place among the godly.  (see all Psalm 1)

Psalm 2:1  

Why are the nations so angry?

    Why do they waste their time with futile plans?  (see all Psalm 2)

Psalm 32:10  

Many sorrows come to the wicked,

    but unfailing love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.  

    (see all Psalm 32) 

Psalm 33:10-11  

The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations

    and thwarts all their schemes.

But the LORD's plans stand firm forever;

    his intentions can never be shaken.  (see all Psalm 33)

Psalm 112:10  

The wicked will see this and be infuriated.

    They will grind their teeth in anger;

    they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.  (see all Psalm 112)

Proverbs 10:28  

The hopes of the godly result in happiness,

    but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.  (see all Proverbs 10)

Proverbs 12:5-6  

The plans of the godly are just;

    the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush,

    but the words of the godly save lives.  (see all Proverbs 2)

Proverbs 15:26  

The LORD detests evil plans,

    but he delights in pure words.  (see all Proverbs 15)

Isaiah 48:22  

"But there is no place for the wicked,"

    says the LORD.  (see all Isaiah 48)

Acts 4:24-26  

When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: "O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them--you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying,

    'Why are the nations so angry?

        Why did they waste their time with futile plans?

    The kings of the earth prepared for battle;

        the rulers gathered together

    against the LORD

        and against his Messiah.' (Psalm 2:1-2)"  (see all Acts 4) 

 

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Psalm 146:9 Part 1 of 2

The LORD protects the foreigners among us.

    He cares for the orphans and widows,

    but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. 

 

The LORD protects the foreigners among us.

Leviticus 19:33-34

    "Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land. Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God."

Exodus 12:48-49  

    "If there are foreigners living among you who want to celebrate the LORD's Passover, let all their males be circumcised. Only then may they celebrate the Passover with you like any native-born Israelite. But no uncircumcised male may ever eat the Passover meal. This instruction applies to everyone, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner living among you."  

(see Exodus 12:43-51)

Exodus 22:21  

    "You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt." 

 

He cares for the orphans and widows, ...  

Exodus 22:22-23  

    "You must not exploit a widow or an orphan. If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry."  

(see Exodus 22:22-24)

Psalm 10:14  

But you see the trouble and grief they cause.

    You take note of it and punish them.

The helpless put their trust in you.

    You defend the orphans.

Psalm 10:18  

You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed,

    so mere people can no longer terrify them.  (see all Psalm 10)

Deuteronomy 10:17-18  

    "For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing."  

(see Deuteronomy 10:12-22)

Deuteronomy 24:17, 19  

    "True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow's garment as security for her debt."

... 

    "When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don't go back and get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all you do."  (see Deuteronomy 24:14-22)

James 1:27  

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. 

  

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