Psalms 147
1 Praise YAH! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant—lovely [is] praise.
Hallelujah. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.
2 YHWH [is] building Jerusalem, He gathers the driven away of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.
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 counts the numberless stars, he gives names to them all.
5 Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, There is no narration of His understanding.
Great is our Lord, rich in power, and measureless is his wisdom.
6 YHWH is causing the meek to stand, Making the wicked low to the earth.
The Lord lifts up the down-trodden, the wicked he brings to the ground.
7 Answer to YHWH with thanksgiving, Sing to our God with a harp.
Sing songs of thanks to the Lord, and play on the lyre 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,
For he covers the sky with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
He gives the cattle their food the young ravens when they cry.
10 He does not delight in the might of the horse, He is not pleased in the legs of a man.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;
11 YHWH is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
but the Lord has his pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his kindness.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, YHWH, Praise your God, O Zion.
Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem: sing praise to 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 your children within you.
14 Who is making your border peace, He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.
He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, His word runs very speedily.
He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, He scatters hoarfrost as ashes.
Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters 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 forth his word, and melts them: his wind blows 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!
No other nation did he do this for, they know nothing of his judgments. Hallelujah.
