Psalms 147
1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is comely; [him] becometh praise.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: the outcasts of Israel will he gather together;
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He that healeth the broken-hearted, and bindeth up their hurts;
4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
Who counteth the number of the stars; who 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 abundant in power: his understanding is immeasurable.
6 The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
The Lord helpeth up the meek: he bringeth down the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Lift up a song unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises unto our God with the harp;
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who causeth 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 beast its 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.
Not in the strength of the horse hath he delight: nor in the [swiftness of the] legs of man taketh he pleasure.
11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
The Lord taketh pleasure in those that fear him, that wait for his kindness.
12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Glorify, O Jerusalem, the Lord: 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 in the midst of thee;
14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
He who bestoweth peace in thy borders, who satisfieth thee with the best of wheat;
15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
He who sendeth forth his decree unto the earth: how swiftly speedeth his word along!
16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
He who dispenseth snow like wool; who streweth about the hoarfrost like ashes;
17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
He who casteth down his ice like pieces: before his cold who can stand?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and waters run along.
19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
He declareth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
He hath not done so unto any nation: and [his] ordinances— these they know not. Hallelujah.
