Psalm 147:1 Hallelujah! How good to celebrate our God in song; how sweet to give fitting praise.
Other versions of this chapter have verse 1 beginning with “praise the Lord,” which is what Hallelujah is meaning. Praise the Lord because it is good to sing to God. It is sweet and beautiful and amazing to give him praise. If you need a reason why, continue reading!
Psalm 147:3 [He] heals the broken hearted, binds up their wounds
Jeremiah tells us “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. When you call me, when yo go to pray for me, you will find me..” (Jer. 29:11-12) God knows what our future holds and wants to heal our wounds! He wants us to call out to him, to find him. He wants to be with us. In Matthew 11, Jesus tells the people to come to him, and he will give them rest. What a thing to praise! Our God wants to take our burdens.
Psalm 147:4 [He] numbers all the stars, calls each of them by name
In Genesis, God tells Abraham to “look toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them...so shall your descendants be.” (Gen.15:5) God promised Abraham his descendants would amount to the stars in the sky. If God can name every one of the stars, he knows every single name of the descendants.
Psalm 147:8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, makes grass sprout on the mountains
God didn’t make the earth to stare at it. He made it, prepared it, for us. He planted the grass and trees to be food for the animals. He made the water to be home for the fish. He could have stopped there, but he didn’t. He continued and made man and woman. Why? Because he wanted to! Just for that alone, he deserves praise. He made you because he loves you. Praise his name today. Delight in the Lord. Peace be with you.
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