< Psalms 147 >

1 Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.
Hallelujah. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.
2 Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.
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 numberless stars, he gives names to them all.
5 Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.
Great is our Lord, rich in power, and measureless is his wisdom.
6 Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
The Lord lifts up the down-trodden, the wicked he brings to the ground.
7 Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.
Sing songs of thanks to the Lord, and play on the lyre 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,
For he covers the sky with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
He gives the cattle their food the young ravens when they cry.
10 Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;
11 Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
but the Lord has his pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his kindness.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.
Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem: sing praise to your God, O Zion.
13 For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.
For he strengthens the bars of your gates, and blesses your children within you.
14 Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.
He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters like ashes.
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
He casts forth his ice like morsels: 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 forth his word, and melts them: his wind blows the waters flow.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!
No other nation did he do this for, they know nothing of his judgments. Hallelujah.

< Psalms 147 >