Psalms 147
1 Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.
2 YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
4 Appointing the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them.
He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
5 Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, There is no narration of His understanding.
Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.
6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
7 Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.
8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing rain for the earth, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
He covers heaven with clouds, and he prepares rain for the earth. He produces grass on the mountains and herbs for the service of men.
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
10 He does not delight in the might of the horse, He is not pleased in the legs of a man.
He will not have good will for the strength of the horse, nor will he be well pleased with the legs of a man.
11 YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
Alleluia. Praise 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 has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
14 Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Who stands before His cold?
He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them, He causes His wind to blow—the waters flow.
He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done so to any nation, As for judgments, they have not known them. Praise YAH!
He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia.
