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 the Lord, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
The Lord doth builde vp Ierusalem, and gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth vp their sores.
4 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdome is infinite.
6 The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
9 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
10 He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
12 Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
Prayse the Lord, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
For he hath made the barres of thy gates strong, and hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
He setteth peace in thy borders, and satisfieth thee with the floure of wheate.
15 He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
He sendeth foorth his commandement vpon earth, and his worde runneth very swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
He giueth snowe like wooll, and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
He casteth foorth his yce like morsels: who can abide the colde thereof?
18 He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
He sendeth his worde and melteth them: he causeth his winde to blowe, and the waters flowe.
19 He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He sheweth his word vnto Iaakob, his statutes and his iudgements vnto Israel.
20 He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
He hath not dealt so with euery nation, neither haue they knowen his iudgements. Prayse ye the Lord.
