Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20
#19 ABC Context (2nd Sunday After Christmas)
#167A Solemnities A Context (Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ A)
R. (12) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or: R. Alleluia.
#209 Weekday I & II Context (January 6 - Before Epiphany)
R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or R. Alleluia.
#216 Weekday I & II Context (Friday following Epiphany)
R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or R. Alleluia.
#239 Weekday Years I & II Context (Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent)
R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or R. Alleluia.
#349 Weekday Year II Context (Wednesday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time)
R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or R. Alleluia.
#413 Weekday Year I Context (Monday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time)
R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or R. Alleluia.
#483 Weekday Year I Context (Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time)
R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or R. Alleluia.
#787 Ritual Mass Context (IV. For the Conferral of Ministries, 2. Institution of Acolytes, 7)
R. (John 6:58c) Whoever eats this bread will live forever.
#24O-I BVM Context (The Blessed Virgin Mary, Seat of Wisdom)
R. (John 1:14) The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
R. (John 1:14) The Word of God became man and lived among us.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates;
he has blessed your children within you.
R. The Word of God became man and lived among us.
or:
R. Alleluia.
He has granted peace in your borders;
with the best of wheat he fills you.
He sends forth his command to the earth;
swiftly runs his word!
R. The Word of God became man and lived among us.
or:
R. Alleluia.
He has proclaimed his word to Jacob,
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation;
his ordinances he has not made known to them. Alleluia.
R. The Word of God became man and lived among us.
or:
R. Alleluia.
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Commentary on Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20
Psalm 147 is a hymn of praise. In these strophes the singer celebrates God’s gifts to his people, the gift of faith to the patriarch Jacob, and the gift of his presence in the Holy City Jerusalem. These strophes are from the third section; each section offers praise for a different gift from God to his special people). This section focuses on the gift of the Promised Land with Jerusalem as its spiritual center. We see the call to praise Jerusalem, the holy city, because in it was revealed the Word of God and a call to holiness. The Lord is praised for sending food that sustains the people. The final strophe also rejoices that the Law was handed on to them through Jacob.
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Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
#74B Solemnities B Context (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time B)
R. (cf. 3a) Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.
or:
Alleluia.
#180 Weekdays I & II Context (Saturday of the 1st Week A)
R. (see Isaiah 30:18d) Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.
Praise the LORD, for he is good;
sing praise to our God, for he is gracious;
it is fitting to praise him.
The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem;
the dispersed of Israel he gathers.
R. Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
He tells the number of the stars;
he calls each by name.
R. Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.
Great is our LORD and mighty in power:
to his wisdom there is no limit.
The LORD sustains the lowly;
the wicked he casts to the ground.
R. Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.
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Commentary on Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
This hymn of praise anticipates the coming of the Messiah who restores what is lost and gives hope to the poor. It is the poor upon whom he lavishes special blessings: "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
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Psalm 147:15-16, 17-18, 19-20
#782 Ritual Mass Context (IV. For the Conferral of Ministries, 1. Institution of Readers, Third Option)
R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He sends forth his command to the earth;
swiftly runs his word!
He spreads snow like wool;
frost he strews like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He scatters his hail like crumbs;
before his cold the waters freeze.
He sends his word and melts them;
he lets his breeze blow and the waters run.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has proclaimed his word to Jacob,
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation;
his ordinances he has not made known to them. Alleluia.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
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Commentary on Ps 147:15-16, 17-18, 19-20
Psalm 147 is a hymn of praise and one of the closing books of the Psalter. These strophes are from the third section (each section offering praise for a different gift from God to his special people). This section focuses of the gift of the Promised Land with Jerusalem as it’s spiritual center.
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Psalm 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18
#978 Votive Mass Context (The Most Holy Eucharist, 7.)
R. (see 16) You open your hand to feed us, Lord; you answer all our needs.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
R. You open your hand to feed us, Lord; you answer all our needs.
The eyes of all look hopefully to you;
and you give them their food in due season;
You open your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
R. You open your hand to feed us, Lord; you answer all our needs.
The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
R. You open your hand to feed us, Lord; you answer all our needs.
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Commentary on Ps 147:10-11, 15-16, 17-18
Psalm 147 is a hymn of praise and one of the closing books of the Psalter. These strophes are from the third section (each section offering praise for a different gift from God to his special people). This selection for the Christian recalls the heavenly food left for us in the most Holy Eucharistic sacrifice. In Christ, God opens his hand and feeds us. For this we give eternal praise to his great mercy.
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