Psalms 147
1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.
Hallelujah. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.
3 He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
He counts the numberless stars, he gives names to them all.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.
Great is our Lord, rich in power, and measureless is his wisdom.
6 The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
The Lord lifts up the down-trodden, the wicked he brings to the ground.
7 Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.
Sing songs of thanks to the Lord, and play on the lyre 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.
For he covers the sky with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
He gives the cattle their food the young ravens when they cry.
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.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;
11 The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.
but the Lord has his pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his kindness.
12 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem: sing praise to 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 your children within you.
14 He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.
15 He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.
16 He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters like ashes.
17 He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before 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 sends forth his word, and melts them: his wind blows 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.
No other nation did he do this for, they know nothing of his judgments. Hallelujah.
