Psalms 147
1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;
14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;
17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow — the waters flow.
19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for [his] judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah!
