NOTES for Psa 147
The song of thanksgiving comes not only from the heart of one particular Psalmist; it reflects the feelings of the whole people and expresses their gratitude to the Creator for everything He has done for the people He chose. But He also sends wind and snow, the possibility of peaceful life, abundant harvests, and many other gifts to other peoples. These gifts cannot be called small; often they are more abundant than those given to Abraham's descendants.
But to the children of Abraham He gave His word and His statutes. Someone accustomed to measuring everything by the standards of material well-being may not immediately recognize the value of this gift, yet it is precisely this gift, unobtrusive against the background of evident gifts of nature, that proves to be the most important.
The one specially favored by God is not the person who makes extensive use of the fruits He created, but the one with whom He remains in communion.