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.
Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
4 He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
Appointing the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, There is no narration of His understanding.
6 The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
7 Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:
Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
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 is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing rain for the earth, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
9 and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that 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 might of the horse, He is not pleased in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
12 Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Sion.
Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
For He strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your sons in your midst.
14 He makes your borders peaceful, and fills you with the flour of wheat.
Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
15 He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
17 Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?
Casting forth His ice like morsels, Who stands before His cold?
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 causes His wind to blow—the waters flow.
19 He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgements to Israel.
Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shown them his judgements.
He has not done so to any nation, As for judgments, they have not known them. Praise YAH!
