Psalms 147
1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Praise you the LORD: for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
The LORD does build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.
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.
The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise on the harp to our God:
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
He gives to the beast his food, and 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 delights not in the strength of the horse: he takes not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
He sends forth his commandment on earth: his word runs very swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
He gives snow like wool: he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
He casts 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 sends out his word, and melts them: he causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
He has not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise you the LORD.
