< Psalms 147 >
1 Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
你們要讚美耶和華! 因歌頌我們的上帝為善為美; 讚美的話是合宜的。
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;
耶和華建造耶路撒冷, 聚集以色列中被趕散的人。
3 Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
他醫好傷心的人, 裹好他們的傷處。
4 He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
他數點星宿的數目, 一一稱它的名。
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
我們的主為大,最有能力; 他的智慧無法測度。
6 The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
耶和華扶持謙卑人, 將惡人傾覆於地。
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God;
你們要以感謝向耶和華歌唱, 用琴向我們的上帝歌頌。
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.
他用雲遮天,為地降雨, 使草生長在山上。
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
他賜食給走獸 和啼叫的小烏鴉。
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
他不喜悅馬的力大, 不喜愛人的腿快。
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
耶和華喜愛敬畏他 和盼望他慈愛的人。
12 Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
耶路撒冷啊,你要頌讚耶和華! 錫安哪,你要讚美你的上帝!
13 For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
因為他堅固了你的門閂, 賜福給你中間的兒女。
14 He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.
他使你境內平安, 用上好的麥子使你滿足。
15 He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
他發命在地; 他的話頒行最快。
16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
他降雪如羊毛, 撒霜如爐灰。
17 He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
他擲下冰雹如碎渣; 他發出寒冷,誰能當得起呢?
18 He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
他一出令,這些就都消化; 他使風颳起,水便流動。
19 He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
他將他的道指示雅各, 將他的律例典章指示以色列。
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.
別國他都沒有這樣待過; 至於他的典章,他們向來沒有知道。 你們要讚美耶和華!