Psalms 147
1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.
Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises.
4 He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.
Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.
6 The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground.
7 Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.
Sing ye to the Lord with praise: sing to our God upon the harp.
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 covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth. Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, and herbs for the service of men.
9 He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.
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 shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: and in them that hope in his mercy.
12 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
13 For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.
15 He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.
16 He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes.
17 He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?
18 He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.
19 He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his 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 hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.
