Psalm 147:7-9

He Heals the Brokenhearted

⁷ _w Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on _x the lyre!
⁸ He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares _y rain for the earth;
he makes _z grass grow on the hills.
⁹ He _a gives to the beasts their food,
and to _b the young ravens that cry.

1. Cross References
   Exodus 15:21
   And Miriam sang to them: "Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
   Psalms 95:1 - 2
   Oh come, let us sing to the Lord ; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
   
2. Cross References
   1 Chronicles 15:16
   David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
   
3. Cross References
   Job 5:10
   He gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields.
   
4. Cross References
   Psalms 104:14
   You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth
   Job 38:27
   To satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground sprout with grass?
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 104:27 - 28
   These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
   
6. Cross References
   Job 38:41
   Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food?