Psalms 147
1 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.
Praise ye Jehovah, for it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
Jehovah builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by names.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
Jehovah upholds the meek. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
7 Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:
Sing to Jehovah with thanksgiving. Sing praises upon the harp to our God,
8 who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [[and green herb for the service of men; ]]
who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10 He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
Jehovah takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
12 Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Sion.
Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem. Praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates. He has blessed thy sons within thee.
14 He makes your borders peaceful, and fills you with the flour of wheat.
He makes peace in thy borders. He fills thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
He sends out his commandment upon earth. His word runs very swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
He gives snow like wool. He scatters the hoar-frost like ashes.
17 Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?
He casts forth his ice like morsels. Who can stand before his cold?
18 He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow [with] his wind, and the waters shall flow.
He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
20 He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shown them his judgments.
He has not dealt so with any nation. And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.
