Psalms 147
1 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
6 The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
8 who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [[and green herb for the service of men; ]]
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
9 and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
12 Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Sion.
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
14 He makes your borders peaceful, and fills you with the flour of wheat.
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
18 He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow [with] his wind, and the waters shall flow.
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
19 He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgements to Israel.
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shown them his judgements.
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
