Psalms 147
1 Praise all of you the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; 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 does build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
6 The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground.
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
8 Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
9 He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He delights not in the strength of the horse: he takes not pleasure in the legs of a man.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
11 The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest of the wheat.
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 He sends forth his commandment upon earth: his word runs very swiftly.
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
18 He sends out his word, and melts them: he causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
19 He shows his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He has not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise all of you the LORD.
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
