Psalms 147
1 Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
Praise Yahweh, for it is good to sing praises to our God, it is pleasant, and praise is suitable.
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.
Yahweh rebuilds Jerusalem, he gathers together the scattered people of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.
He counts the stars, he gives names to all of them.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord and awesome in power, his understanding cannot be measured.
6 Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.
Yahweh lifts up the oppressed, he brings the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:
Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving, sing praises 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;
He covers the heavens with clouds and prepares rain for the earth, making the grass to grow on the mountains.
9 Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
He gives food to the animals and to the young ravens when they cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
He finds no delight in the strength of a horse, he takes no pleasure in the strong legs of a man.
11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
Yahweh takes pleasure in those who honor him, who hope in his covenant faithfulness.
12 Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem, praise your God, Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;
For he strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses your children among you.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.
He brings prosperity inside your borders, he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
He sends out his commandment to earth, his command runs very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;
He makes the snow like wool, he scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He dispenses the hail like crumbs, who can withstand the cold he sends?
18 He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow — the waters flow.
He sends out his command and melts them, he makes the wind to blow and the water to flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
He proclaimed his word to Jacob, his statutes and his righteous decrees 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 with any other nation, and as for his decrees, they do not know them. Praise Yahweh.
