Psalms 147
1 Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.
The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises.
4 He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.
Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.
6 Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.
The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:
Sing ye to the Lord with praise: sing to our God upon the harp.
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
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 Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in 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 Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: and in them that hope in his mercy.
12 Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;
Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.
15 He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;
Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?
18 He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow — the waters flow.
He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.
20 He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for [his] judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah!
He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.
