Psalms 147
1 Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
2 YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
4 Appointing the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them.
He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
5 Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, There is no narration of His understanding.
Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
7 Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing rain for the earth, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
10 He does not delight in the might of the horse, He is not pleased in the legs of a man.
He has no delight in the strength of a 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.
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
13 For He strengthened the bars of your gates, He has blessed your sons in your midst.
He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
14 Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Who stands before His cold?
He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
18 He sends forth His word and melts them, He causes His wind to blow—the waters flow.
At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
20 He has not done so to any nation, As for judgments, they have not known them. Praise YAH!
He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
