Psalms 147
1 Praise ye the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.
Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem; he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he giveth them all their names.
He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
6 The LORD upholdeth the meek: he bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God:
Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; his word runneth very swiftly.
He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
16 He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
