147:1 A reminder to celebrate our beautiful God. The act of praise is beautiful in that it is restorative and a reinforcement of our relationship with God.
147:2-3 God takes a broken and fragmented person(s) and gathers them back together. He re-grows and strengthens the spirit and character so that we are made new by His skill, love and attention.
147:4 It is easy to take for granted how particular our God is; He takes stock of every piece of creation. He has a name for everything. He keeps track and loves all of the life made by His hand.
147:5-6 He is powerful, understanding, infinite, supportive and protective. And all of His qualities are offered to us.
147:7-9 Therefore we sing with gratitude. We praise Him for His love and protection. We live in reverence of all of His creation: grasses, mountains, animals. He intricately designed everything on our earth. He designed the system of science that sustains our lives.
147:10-11 The only thing God is proud of is a humble, righteous soul. He is not impressed by animal or man. He delights in mercy and acts done in accordance with His will. For His will is compassion, justice, truth. God cares about how we treat people and animals and all of creation. He values the king and righteous because they love and help others.
147:12-14 This psalm reminds us to thank God for the things we have and probably take for granted. He is our defense and strength. He has our posterity in mind.
147:15-18 God is always blessing us. He deflects problems before we even see them on the horizon. His word is alive around the earth; to join in accordance with God's will is to join in the natural order of the universe.
147:19-20 This scripture has been left for us. The more familiar we are with His word, the more wisely and smoothly we will live. For God's word is a path that leads us, continually, into blessing.
