Psalms 147
1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
The Lord doth builde vp Ierusalem, and gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth vp their sores.
4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdome is infinite.
6 The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Prayse the Lord, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
For he hath made the barres of thy gates strong, and hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
He setteth peace in thy borders, and satisfieth thee with the floure of wheate.
15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
He sendeth foorth his commandement vpon earth, and his worde runneth very swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
He giueth snowe like wooll, and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
He casteth foorth his yce like morsels: who can abide the colde thereof?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
He sendeth his worde and melteth them: he causeth his winde to blowe, and the waters flowe.
19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
He sheweth his word vnto Iaakob, his statutes and his iudgements vnto Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
He hath not dealt so with euery nation, neither haue they knowen his iudgements. Prayse ye the Lord.
