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. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.
2 The Lord doth builde vp Ierusalem, and gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.
3 He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth vp their sores.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
He counts the numberless stars, he gives names to them all.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdome is infinite.
Great is our Lord, rich in power, and measureless is his wisdom.
6 The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.
The Lord lifts up the down-trodden, the wicked he brings to the ground.
7 Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
Sing songs of thanks to the Lord, and play on the lyre 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:
For he covers the sky with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
He gives the cattle their food the young ravens when they cry.
10 He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;
11 But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
but the Lord has his pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his kindness.
12 Prayse the Lord, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem: sing praise to 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 your children within you.
14 He setteth peace in thy borders, and satisfieth thee with the floure of wheate.
He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.
15 He sendeth foorth his commandement vpon earth, and his worde runneth very swiftly.
He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.
16 He giueth snowe like wooll, and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters like ashes.
17 He casteth foorth his yce like morsels: who can abide the colde thereof?
He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
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: his wind blows 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.
No other nation did he do this for, they know nothing of his judgments. Hallelujah.
