Psalms 147
1 Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
2 YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 Appointing the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them.
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
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 has no limit.
6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on 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 sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
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 legpower of the man.
11 YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
13 For He strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your sons in your midst.
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
14 Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Who stands before His cold?
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them, He causes His wind to blow—the waters flow.
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done so to any nation, As for judgments, they have not known them. Praise YAH!
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
