Psalms 147
1 Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
4 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.
6 The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
9 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
10 He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
12 Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.
14 He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
15 He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.
16 He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
18 He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow — the waters flow.
19 He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!
