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The Lord is building Jerusalem again.
    He is bringing home the Israelite exiles.
He makes people who are very sad well again.[a]
    He helps their wounds to get better.
He decided how many stars there should be in the sky.
    He has given a name to each of them.

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  1. 147:3 God's people lived as exiles in Babylon for 70 years. Then he brought his people home to Jerusalem again. He helped them to be happy again.

The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(A)
    he gathers the exiles(B) of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted(C)
    and binds up their wounds.(D)
He determines the number of the stars(E)
    and calls them each by name.

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