Psalms 147
1 Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.
Praise Yahweh! It is good to sing to praise our God. It is a delightful thing to do and the right thing to do.
2 The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
[Jerusalem was destroyed, but] Yahweh is [enabling us to] build Jerusalem again. He is bringing back the people who were taken [to Babylonia].
3 Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises.
He enables those who were very discouraged to be encouraged again; [it is as though] they have wounds and he bandages them.
4 Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.
He has determined how many stars there will be, and he gives names to all of them.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.
Yahweh is great and very powerful, and no one can measure how much he understands.
6 The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground.
Yahweh lifts up those who have been oppressed, and he throws the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing ye to the Lord with praise: sing to our God upon the harp.
Thank Yahweh while you are singing to him to praise him; on the harps, play music to our God.
8 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.
He covers the sky with clouds, [and then] he sends rain to the earth and causes grass to grow on the hills.
9 Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.
He gives to animals the food that they [need], and gives food to young crows/birds when they cry out [because they are hungry].
10 He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.
He is not pleased with strong horses or with men who can run [MTY] fast.
11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: and in them that hope in his mercy.
Instead, what pleases him are those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to continue to faithfully love them.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
[You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, praise Yahweh! Praise your God!
13 Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.
He [guards your city] by keeping its gates strong. He blesses the people who live there.
14 Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.
He protects the borders [of your country, so that enemies from other countries cannot attack you]. He gives you plenty of very good wheat/grain to eat.
15 Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.
He commands what he wants to be done on the earth, and his words quickly come to the place to which he sends them.
16 Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes.
He sends snow which [covers the ground] like a white wool blanket [SIM], and he scatters frost [on the ground] like [wind scatters] ashes [SIM].
17 He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?
He sends hail down like (pebbles/tiny stones); [when that happens], (it is very difficult to endure because the air becomes very cold./who can endure because the air becomes very cold?) [RHQ]
18 He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.
[But] he commands the wind to blow, and it blows. [Then the hail] melts and [the water] flows [into the streams].
19 Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.
He sent his message to [the descendants of] Jacob; [he tells to his] Israeli people the laws and regulations that he had decreed.
20 He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.
He has not done that for any other nation; the other nations do not know his laws. Praise Yahweh!
