< Psalms 147 >

1 Alleluya. Herie ye the Lord, for the salm is good; heriyng be myrie, and fair to oure God.
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ ׀ כִּי־טֹ֖וב זַמְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃
2 The Lord schal bilde Jerusalem; and schal gadere togidere the scateryngis of Israel.
בֹּונֵ֣ה יְרוּשָׁלַ֣͏ִם יְהוָ֑ה נִדְחֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל יְכַנֵּֽס׃
3 Which Lord makith hool men contrit in herte; and byndith togidere the sorewes of hem.
הָ֭רֹפֵא לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑ב וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ לְעַצְּבֹותָֽם׃
4 Which noumbrith the multitude of sterris; and clepith names to alle tho.
מֹונֶ֣ה מִ֭סְפָּר לַכֹּוכָבִ֑ים לְ֝כֻלָּ֗ם שֵׁמֹ֥ות יִקְרָֽא׃
5 Oure Lord is greet, and his vertu is greet; and of his wisdom is no noumbre.
גָּדֹ֣ול אֲדֹונֵ֣ינוּ וְרַב־כֹּ֑חַ לִ֝תְבוּנָתֹ֗ו אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃
6 The Lord takith vp mylde men; forsothe he makith low synneris `til to the erthe.
מְעֹודֵ֣ד עֲנָוִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה מַשְׁפִּ֖יל רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
7 Bifore synge ye to the Lord in knoulechyng; seye ye salm to oure God in an harpe.
עֱנ֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּתֹודָ֑ה זַמְּר֖וּ לֵאלֹהֵ֣ינוּ בְכִנֹּֽור׃
8 Which hilith heuene with cloudis; and makith redi reyn to the erthe. Which bryngith forth hei in hillis; and eerbe to the seruice of men.
הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה שָׁמַ֨יִם ׀ בְּעָבִ֗ים הַמֵּכִ֣ין לָאָ֣רֶץ מָטָ֑ר הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ הָרִ֣ים חָצִֽיר׃
9 Which yyueth mete to her werk beestis; and to the briddys of crowis clepinge hym.
נֹותֵ֣ן לִבְהֵמָ֣ה לַחְמָ֑הּ לִבְנֵ֥י עֹ֝רֵ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִקְרָֽאוּ׃
10 He schal not haue wille in the strengthe of an hors; nether it schal be wel plesaunt to hym in the leggis of a man.
לֹ֤א בִגְבוּרַ֣ת הַסּ֣וּס יֶחְפָּ֑ץ לֹֽא־בְשֹׁוקֵ֖י הָאִ֣ישׁ יִרְצֶֽה׃
11 It is wel plesaunt to the Lord on men that dreden hym; and in hem that hopen on his mercy.
רֹוצֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־יְרֵאָ֑יו אֶת־הַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥ים לְחַסְדֹּֽו׃
12 Jerusalem, herie thou the Lord; Syon, herie thou thi God.
שַׁבְּחִ֣י יְ֭רוּשָׁלַ͏ִם אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה הַֽלְלִ֖י אֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ צִיֹּֽון׃
13 For he hath coumfortid the lockis of thi yatis; he hath blessid thi sones in thee.
כִּֽי־חִ֭זַּק בְּרִיחֵ֣י שְׁעָרָ֑יִךְ בֵּרַ֖ךְ בָּנַ֣יִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃
14 Which hath set thi coostis pees; and fillith thee with the fatnesse of wheete.
הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵ֥ךְ שָׁלֹ֑ום חֵ֥לֶב חִ֝טִּ֗ים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃
15 Which sendith out his speche to the erthe; his word renneth swiftli.
הַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַ אִמְרָתֹ֣ו אָ֑רֶץ עַד־מְ֝הֵרָ֗ה יָר֥וּץ דְּבָרֹֽו׃
16 Which yyueth snow as wolle; spredith abrood a cloude as aische.
הַנֹּתֵ֣ן שֶׁ֣לֶג כַּצָּ֑מֶר כְּ֝פֹ֗ור כָּאֵ֥פֶר יְפַזֵּֽר׃
17 He sendith his cristal as mussels; who schal suffre bifore the face of his cooldnesse?
מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ קַֽרְחֹ֣ו כְפִתִּ֑ים לִפְנֵ֥י קָ֝רָתֹ֗ו מִ֣י יַעֲמֹֽד׃
18 He schal sende out his word, and schal melte tho; his spirit schal blowe, and watris schulen flowe.
יִשְׁלַ֣ח דְּבָרֹ֣ו וְיַמְסֵ֑ם יַשֵּׁ֥ב ר֝וּחֹ֗ו יִזְּלוּ־מָֽיִם׃
19 Which tellith his word to Jacob; and hise riytfulnessis and domes to Israel.
מַגִּ֣יד דְּבָרֹו (דְּבָרָ֣יו) לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב חֻקָּ֥יו וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטָ֗יו לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
20 He dide not so to ech nacioun; and he schewide not hise domes to hem.
לֹ֘א עָ֤שָׂה כֵ֨ן ׀ לְכָל־גֹּ֗וי וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֥ים בַּל־יְדָע֗וּם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

< Psalms 147 >