Psalms 147
1 Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
Praise all of you the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
The LORD does build 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 tells the number of the stars; 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 of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground.
7 Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise 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 covers the heaven 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 delights not in the strength of the horse: he takes not 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 them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
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 strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
14 Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
He sends forth 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 hoarfrost 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 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 has not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise all of you the LORD.
