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.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.
2 The Lord doth builde vp Ierusalem, and gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth vp their sores.
He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
4 He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdome is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.
6 The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.
The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
7 Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.
8 Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
He covers heaven with clouds, and he prepares rain for the earth. He produces grass on the mountains and herbs for the service of men.
9 Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
10 He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
He will not have good will for the strength of the horse, nor will he be well pleased with the legs of a man.
11 But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.
12 Prayse the Lord, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
Alleluia. Praise 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 has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
14 He setteth peace in thy borders, and satisfieth thee with the floure of wheate.
He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
15 He sendeth foorth his commandement vpon earth, and his worde runneth very swiftly.
He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
16 He giueth snowe like wooll, and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
17 He casteth foorth his yce like morsels: who can abide the colde thereof?
He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
18 He sendeth his worde and melteth them: he causeth his winde to blowe, and the waters flowe.
He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
19 He sheweth his word vnto Iaakob, his statutes and his iudgements vnto Israel.
He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with euery nation, neither haue they knowen his iudgements. Prayse ye the Lord.
He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia.
