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 to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.
6 The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.
14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.
16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
He sendeth forth 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.
Declaring His words 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 hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!
