Psalms 147
1 Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.
Praise Yahweh, for it is good to sing praises to our God, it is pleasant, and praise is suitable.
2 Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
Yahweh rebuilds Jerusalem, he gathers together the scattered people of Israel.
3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.
He counts the stars, he gives names to all of them.
5 Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.
Great is our Lord and awesome in power, his understanding cannot be measured.
6 Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
Yahweh lifts up the oppressed, 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 Yahweh with thanksgiving, sing praises to our God with a harp.
8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
He covers the heavens with clouds and prepares rain for the earth, making the grass to grow on the mountains.
9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
He gives food to the animals and to 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.
He finds no delight in the strength of a horse, he takes no pleasure in the strong legs of a man.
11 Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
Yahweh takes pleasure in those who honor him, who hope in his covenant faithfulness.
12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.
Praise Yahweh, 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 strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses your children among you.
14 Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
He brings prosperity inside your borders, he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.
He sends out his commandment to earth, his command runs very swiftly.
16 Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
He makes the snow like wool, he scatters the frost like ashes.
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
He dispenses the hail like crumbs, who can withstand the cold he sends?
18 He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow — the waters flow.
He sends out his command and melts them, he makes the wind to blow and the water to flow.
19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He proclaimed his word to Jacob, his statutes and his righteous decrees 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 with any other nation, and as for his decrees, they do not know them. Praise Yahweh.
