Psalms 147
1 Praise Yahweh, for it is good to sing praises to our God, it is pleasant, and praise is suitable.
Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely.
2 Yahweh rebuilds Jerusalem, he gathers together the scattered people of Israel.
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He counts the stars, he gives names to all of them.
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names.
5 Great is our Lord and awesome in power, his understanding cannot be measured.
Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.
6 Yahweh lifts up the oppressed, he brings the wicked down to the ground.
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving, sing praises to our God with a harp.
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 He covers the heavens with clouds and prepares rain for the earth, making the grass to grow on the mountains.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He gives food to the animals and to the young ravens when they cry.
He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.
10 He finds no delight in the strength of a horse, he takes no pleasure in the strong legs of a man.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Yahweh takes pleasure in those who honor him, who hope in his covenant faithfulness.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
12 Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem, praise your God, Zion.
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses your children among you.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He brings prosperity inside your borders, he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends out his commandment to earth, his command runs very swiftly.
He sendeth forth his commandment [upon] earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
16 He makes the snow like wool, he scatters the frost like ashes.
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He dispenses the hail like crumbs, who can withstand the cold he sends?
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends out his command and melts them, he makes the wind to blow and the water to flow.
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, [and] the waters flow.
19 He proclaimed his word to Jacob, his statutes and his righteous decrees to Israel.
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20 He has not done so with any other nation, and as for his decrees, they do not know them. Praise Yahweh.
He hath not dealt so with any nation: and [as for his] judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
