Psalms 147
1 Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
Hallelujah. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.
2 The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.
3 He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
He counts the numberless stars, he gives names to them all.
5 Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
Great is our Lord, rich in power, and measureless is his wisdom.
6 The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
The Lord lifts up the down-trodden, the wicked he brings to the ground.
7 Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
Sing songs of thanks to the Lord, and play on the lyre to our God.
8 By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.
For he covers the sky with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
He gives the cattle their food the young ravens when they cry.
10 He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;
11 The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
but the Lord has his pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his kindness.
12 Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem: sing praise to your God, O Zion.
13 He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
For he strengthens the bars of your gates, and blesses your children within you.
14 He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.
15 He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters like ashes.
17 He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18 At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
He sends forth his word, and melts them: his wind blows the waters flow.
19 He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
No other nation did he do this for, they know nothing of his judgments. Hallelujah.
