Psalms 147
1 Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
2 The Lord doth builde vp Ierusalem, and gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth vp their sores.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdome is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
6 The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
8 Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
9 Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
11 But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
12 Prayse the Lord, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he hath made the barres of thy gates strong, and hath blessed thy children within thee.
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
14 He setteth peace in thy borders, and satisfieth thee with the floure of wheate.
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 He sendeth foorth his commandement vpon earth, and his worde runneth very swiftly.
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 He giueth snowe like wooll, and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casteth foorth his yce like morsels: who can abide the colde thereof?
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
18 He sendeth his worde and melteth them: he causeth his winde to blowe, and the waters flowe.
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word vnto Iaakob, his statutes and his iudgements vnto Israel.
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with euery nation, neither haue they knowen his iudgements. Prayse ye the Lord.
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
