Psalms 147
1 Praise Yahweh! It is good to sing to praise our God. It is a delightful thing to do and the right thing to do.
Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.
2 [Jerusalem was destroyed, but] Yahweh is [enabling us to] build Jerusalem again. He is bringing back the people who were taken [to Babylonia].
The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 He enables those who were very discouraged to be encouraged again; [it is as though] they have wounds and he bandages them.
Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises.
4 He has determined how many stars there will be, and he gives names to all of them.
Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.
5 Yahweh is great and very powerful, and no one can measure how much he understands.
Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.
6 Yahweh lifts up those who have been oppressed, and he throws the wicked down to the ground.
The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground.
7 Thank Yahweh while you are singing to him to praise him; on the harps, play music to our God.
Sing ye to the Lord with praise: sing to our God upon the harp.
8 He covers the sky with clouds, [and then] he sends rain to the earth and causes grass to grow on the hills.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth. Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, and herbs for the service of men.
9 He gives to animals the food that they [need], and gives food to young crows/birds when they cry out [because they are hungry].
Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.
10 He is not pleased with strong horses or with men who can run [MTY] fast.
He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Instead, what pleases him are those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to continue to faithfully love them.
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: and in them that hope in his mercy.
12 [You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, praise Yahweh! Praise your God!
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
13 He [guards your city] by keeping its gates strong. He blesses the people who live there.
Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He protects the borders [of your country, so that enemies from other countries cannot attack you]. He gives you plenty of very good wheat/grain to eat.
Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.
15 He commands what he wants to be done on the earth, and his words quickly come to the place to which he sends them.
Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.
16 He sends snow which [covers the ground] like a white wool blanket [SIM], and he scatters frost [on the ground] like [wind scatters] ashes [SIM].
Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes.
17 He sends hail down like (pebbles/tiny stones); [when that happens], (it is very difficult to endure because the air becomes very cold./who can endure because the air becomes very cold?) [RHQ]
He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?
18 [But] he commands the wind to blow, and it blows. [Then the hail] melts and [the water] flows [into the streams].
He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.
19 He sent his message to [the descendants of] Jacob; [he tells to his] Israeli people the laws and regulations that he had decreed.
Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done that for any other nation; the other nations do not know his laws. Praise Yahweh!
He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.
