Psalms 147
1 Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.
YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
4 He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.
Appointing the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, There is no narration of His understanding.
6 Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.
YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:
Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing rain for the earth, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
9 Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
He does not delight in the might of the horse, He is not pleased in the legs of a man.
11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
12 Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;
For He strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your sons in your midst.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
16 He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;
Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
Casting forth His ice like morsels, Who stands before His cold?
18 He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow — the waters flow.
He sends forth His word and melts them, He causes His wind to blow—the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes 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 has not done so to any nation, As for judgments, they have not known them. Praise YAH!
