Psalms 147
1 Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
2 YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 Appointing the number of the stars, He gives names to all of them.
He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.
5 Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, There is no narration of His understanding.
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.
7 Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto 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 covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
Who giveth to the cattle their food, 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 delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
11 YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
Laud 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 hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;
14 Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Who stands before His cold?
He casteth 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 sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow — the waters flow.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20 He has not done so to any nation, As for judgments, they have not known them. Praise YAH!
He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for [his] judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah!
