< Psalms 147 >

1 Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.
你们要赞美耶和华! 因歌颂我们的 神为善为美; 赞美的话是合宜的。
2 Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
耶和华建造耶路撒冷, 聚集以色列中被赶散的人。
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
他医好伤心的人, 裹好他们的伤处。
4 Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.
他数点星宿的数目, 一一称它的名。
5 Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.
我们的主为大,最有能力; 他的智慧无法测度。
6 Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
耶和华扶持谦卑人, 将恶人倾覆于地。
7 Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.
你们要以感谢向耶和华歌唱, 用琴向我们的 神歌颂。
8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
他用云遮天,为地降雨, 使草生长在山上。
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
他赐食给走兽 和啼叫的小乌鸦。
10 Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
他不喜悦马的力大, 不喜爱人的腿快。
11 Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
耶和华喜爱敬畏他 和盼望他慈爱的人。
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.
耶路撒冷啊,你要颂赞耶和华! 锡安哪,你要赞美你的 神!
13 For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.
因为他坚固了你的门闩, 赐福给你中间的儿女。
14 Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
他使你境内平安, 用上好的麦子使你满足。
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.
他发命在地; 他的话颁行最快。
16 Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
他降雪如羊毛, 撒霜如炉灰。
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
他掷下冰雹如碎渣; 他发出寒冷,谁能当得起呢?
18 He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow — the waters flow.
他一出令,这些就都消化; 他使风刮起,水便流动。
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
他将他的道指示雅各, 将他的律例典章指示以色列。
20 He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!
别国他都没有这样待过; 至于他的典章,他们向来没有知道。 你们要赞美耶和华!

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