Psalms 147
1 Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
Praise ye Jehovah, for it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
Jehovah builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 Appointing the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them.
He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by names.
5 Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, There is no narration of His understanding.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
Jehovah upholds the meek. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
7 Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
Sing to Jehovah with thanksgiving. Sing praises upon the harp to our God,
8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing rain for the earth, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10 He does not delight in the might of the horse, He is not pleased in 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 YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
Jehovah takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem. Praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your sons in your midst.
For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates. He has blessed thy sons within thee.
14 Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
He makes peace in thy borders. He fills thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
He sends out his commandment upon earth. His word runs very swiftly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
He gives snow like wool. He scatters the hoar-frost like ashes.
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Who stands before His cold?
He casts forth his ice like morsels. Who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them, He causes His wind to blow—the waters flow.
He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
20 He has not done so to any nation, As for judgments, they have not known them. Praise YAH!
He has not dealt so with any nation. And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.
