Psalms 147
1 Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises to our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely.
Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
2 The LORD buildeth up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names.
He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
5 Great [is] our LORD, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp to our God:
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
14 He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment [upon] earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, [and] the waters flow.
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
19 He showeth his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel.
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
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 done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
