Wednesday, August 14th | Psalm 147

Passage:
1 Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;
he gathers Israel’s exiled people.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.
4 He counts the number of the stars;
he gives names to all of them.
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
his understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord helps the oppressed
but brings the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.
9 He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens what they cry for.
10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
he does not value the power of a warrior.
11 The Lord values those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his faithful love.
12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your city gates
and blesses your children within you.
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;
he satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15 He sends his command throughout the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
16 He spreads snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes;
17 he throws his hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand his cold?
18 He sends his word and melts them;
he unleashes his winds, and the water flows.
19 He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done this for every nation;
they do not know his judgments.
Hallelujah!

-- Psalms 147 (CSB)

Song:
How Good It Is to Sing (Psalm 147) by Brenton Brown, Keith Getty, and Stuart Townend

Lyrics:
How good it is to sing
To bring our praise to Him
Whose love and mercy knows no end
He brings the sun and rain
He calls each star by name
The universe resounds with praise

O shout for joy to God and sing a new song
Extol the Lord of life for His provision
And He delights in those who love and fear Him
All those who put their hope in God

He gathers families
Orphans and refugees
And binds the wounds of those who mourn
The humble lifted high
The proud He casts aside
His justice faithful as the dawn

What friend or foe can last
Before His icy blast
The winds and waves obey His voice
Yet mercy will prevail
His love will reconcile
The nations of the earth to Him

All those who put their hope in God
All those who put their hope in God

Prayer:
We bless you for your preservation of us during the past night; and we desire to acknowledge again our dependence upon you, and our unfeigned obligations toward you. We thank you for having poured down upon us so many blessings of this life; we thank you for our health and strength; for our food and dress; and for all the comforts and conveniences which we enjoy. For these, and for all your various and great mercies, we would render unto you a grateful heart; and we would endeavor to show our gratitude, not with our lips only, but with our lives; by giving up ourselves to your service, and by walking before you, in holiness and righteousness, all our days on earth. Amen. 
-Henry Thornton