In this week’s study from Tehillim / Psalms 147:1-20, the psalm opens saying, א הַלְלוּיָהּ | כִּי-טוֹב זַמְּרָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּי-נָעִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּה: ב בּוֹנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַם יְהֹוָה נִדְחֵי יִשְֹרָאֵל יְכַנֵּס: ג הָרוּפֵא לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב וּמְחַבֵּשׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָם: ד מוֹנֶה מִסְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִים לְכֻלָּם שֵׁמוֹת יִקְרָא: ה גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵינוּ וְרַב-כֹּחַ לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּר: 147:1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming. 147:2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. 147:4 He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. 147:5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite. (NASB) This demonstrates the great love of God. In His Love, He raises up the afflicted (147:6), and He does justice against the wicked (147:6). We are told to sing to the Lord (147:7) who pours out His blessing upon the earth (147:8) He gives blessing to the beasts, to the righteous, and the unrighteous (147:9). The Psalmist states that the Lord does not delight in men taking matters into their own hands (i.e. God helps those who help themselves) (147:10)…
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