Praise the Lord!

 ^{~Psalm 147~}

² The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³ He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
⁴ He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.
⁵ Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is infinite. 

McKenzie and me

⁶ The LORD supports the afflicted;
He brings down the wicked to the ground.  

⁷ Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God on the lyre,
⁸ Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
⁹ He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens which cry.

Our old family graveyard, ironically brimming with new life

  ~Psalm 148~

 ² Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
³ Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
⁴ Praise Him, highest heavens,
And the waters that are above the heavens!
⁵ Let them praise the name of the LORD,
For He commanded and they were created.
⁶ He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which will not pass away. 

Our sweet grandma with her great-granddaughter Savannah

⁷ Praise the LORD from the earth,
Sea monsters and all deeps;
⁸ Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
⁹ Mountains and all hills;
Fruit trees and all cedars;
¹⁰ Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and winged fowl;
¹¹ Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
¹² Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.

¹³ Let them praise the name of the LORD,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above earth and heaven.