Psalms 147
1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.
Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
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 number of the stars. He calls 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 mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down 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. Sing praises 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 grow on the mountains.
9 He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
He provides food for the livestock, 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 doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no 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 takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
12 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
13 For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your 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 in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
16 He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
17 He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
He hurls down his hail like pebbles. 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 out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances 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 not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
