< Psalms 147 >

1 Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.
Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.
2 Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.
He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
5 Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.
Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
6 Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
7 Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.
Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:
8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [[and green herb for the service of men; ]]
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
10 Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.
11 Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.
Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.
13 For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.
For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy children within thee.
14 Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
He makes thy borders peaceful, and fills thee with the flour of wheat.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.
He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?
18 He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow — the waters flow.
He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow [with] his wind, and the waters shall flow.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
20 He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!
He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shewn them his judgments.

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