Psalms 147
1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for 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. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
6 The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
8 He covers heaven with clouds, and he prepares rain for the earth. He produces grass on the mountains and herbs 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 He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He will not have good will for the strength of the horse, nor will he be 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 is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
12 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
14 He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
18 He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
19 He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia.
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
