Psalms 147
1 Praise ye Jehovah, for it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
2 Jehovah builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
4 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by names.
He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
6 Jehovah upholds the meek. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
7 Sing to Jehovah with thanksgiving. Sing praises upon the harp to our God,
Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
8 who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.
9 He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Jehovah takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
12 Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem. Praise thy God, O Zion.
Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates. He has blessed thy sons within thee.
He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
14 He makes peace in thy borders. He fills thee with the finest of the wheat.
He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
15 He sends out his commandment upon earth. His word runs very swiftly.
He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
16 He gives snow like wool. He scatters the hoar-frost like ashes.
He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
17 He casts forth his ice like morsels. Who can stand before his cold?
He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
18 He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
19 He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
20 He has not dealt so with any nation. And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.
He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
