Psalms 147
1 Praise JAH, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
| הַלְלוּ ־ יָהּ ׀ כִּי־טוֹב זַמְּרָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּי־נָעִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּֽה׃ |
2 Jehovah builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
| בּוֹנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם יְהֹוָה נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֵּֽס׃ |
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
| הָרֹפֵא לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב וּמְחַבֵּשׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃ |
4 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
| מוֹנֶה מִסְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִים לְכֻלָּם שֵׁמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃ |
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
| גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵינוּ וְרַב־כֹּחַ לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃ |
6 Jehovah upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
| מְעוֹדֵד עֲנָוִים יְהֹוָה מַשְׁפִּיל רְשָׁעִים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ |
7 Sing to Jehovah with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
| עֱנוּ לַֽיהֹוָה בְּתוֹדָה זַמְּרוּ לֵאלֹהֵינוּ בְכִנּֽוֹר׃ |
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
| הַֽמְכַסֶּה שָׁמַיִם ׀ בְּעָבִים הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר הַמַּצְמִיחַ הָרִים חָצִֽיר׃ |
9 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
| נוֹתֵן לִבְהֵמָה לַחְמָהּ לִבְנֵי עֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ |
10 He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
| לֹא בִגְבוּרַת הַסּוּס יֶחְפָּץ לֹא־בְשׁוֹקֵי הָאִישׁ יִרְצֶֽה׃ |
11 Jehovah takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
| רוֹצֶה יְהֹוָה אֶת־יְרֵאָיו אֶת־הַֽמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃ |
12 Praise Jehovah, Jerusalem. Praise your God, Zion.
| שַׁבְּחִי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם אֶת־יְהֹוָה הַֽלְלִי אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּֽוֹן׃ |
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
| כִּֽי־חִזַּק בְּרִיחֵי שְׁעָרָיִךְ בֵּרַךְ בָּנַיִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃ |
14 He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
| הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵךְ שָׁלוֹם חֵלֶב חִטִּים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃ |
15 He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
| הַשֹּׁלֵחַ אִמְרָתוֹ אָרֶץ עַד־מְהֵרָה יָרוּץ דְּבָרֽוֹ׃ |
16 He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
| הַנֹּתֵן שֶׁלֶג כַּצָּמֶר כְּפוֹר כָּאֵפֶר יְפַזֵּֽר׃ |
17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
| מַשְׁלִיךְ קַֽרְחוֹ כְפִתִּים לִפְנֵי קָרָתוֹ מִי יַעֲמֹֽד׃ |
18 He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
| יִשְׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ וְיַמְסֵם יַשֵּׁב רוּחוֹ יִזְּלוּ־מָֽיִם׃ |
19 He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
| מַגִּיד דְּבָרָו לְיַעֲקֹב חֻקָּיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
20 He has not done this for just any nation. They do not know his ordinances. Praise JAH.
| לֹא עָשָׂה כֵן ׀ לְכׇל־גּוֹי וּמִשְׁפָּטִים בַּל־יְדָעוּם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃ |
