Psalms 147
1 Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.
He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
6 Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.
The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:
Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [[and green herb for the service of men; ]]
9 Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
and gives cattle 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 will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.
11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
12 Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Sion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.
He makes your borders peaceful, and fills you with the flour of wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;
He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before 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 melt them: he shall blow [with] his wind, and the waters shall flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
20 He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for [his] judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah!
He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shown them his judgments.
