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! For it is good to sing praise to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is becoming.
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 gathereth 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.
He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
4 He has determined how many stars there will be, and he gives names to all of them.
He counteth the number of the stars; He 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 mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
6 Yahweh lifts up those who have been oppressed, and he throws the wicked down to the ground.
The LORD lifteth up the lowly; He casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Thank Yahweh while you are singing to him to praise him; on the harps, play music to our God.
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp to our God!
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 heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who causeth grass to grow upon the mountains.
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].
He giveth to the cattle their food. And to the young ravens, when they cry.
10 He is not pleased with strong horses or with men who can run [MTY] fast.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, He taketh not 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 those who fear him, In those who trust in his mercy.
12 [You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, praise Yahweh! Praise your God!
Praise the LORD. O Jerusalem! Praise thy God, O Zion!
13 He [guards your city] by keeping its gates strong. He blesses the people who live there.
For he hath strengthened the bars 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.
He maketh peace in thy borders, And satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.
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.
He sendeth forth his command to the earth; His word runneth very 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].
He giveth snow like wool, And scattereth the hoar-frost 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 casteth forth his ice like morsels; Who can stand before 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 sendeth forth his word, and melteth them; He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He sent his message to [the descendants of] Jacob; [he tells to his] Israeli people the laws and regulations that he had decreed.
He publisheth his word to Jacob, His statutes and laws to Israel.
20 He has not done that for any other nation; the other nations do not know his laws. Praise Yahweh!
He hath dealt in this manner with no other nation; And, as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD!
