Psalms 147
1 Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, 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 build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;
The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
4 He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.
6 The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God;
Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.
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 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a 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 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.
12 Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
13 For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
14 He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.
He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
15 He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
17 He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
18 He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
19 He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.
He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia.
