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