Mazmur 147
1 Pujilah TUHAN! Sebab baiklah memuji Dia, dan menyenangkan untuk menyanyikan pujian bagi-Nya!
Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
2 TUHAN akan memulihkan Yerusalem; orang-orang buangan akan dibawa-Nya pulang.
The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 Ia menyembuhkan orang yang patah hati, dan membalut luka-luka mereka.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 Ia menentukan jumlah bintang di angkasa, dan masing-masing diberi-Nya nama.
He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
5 Sungguh besar dan hebat TUHAN kita, kebijaksanaan-Nya tidak terhingga.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
6 Ia menegakkan orang yang tertindas, tetapi orang jahat dicampakkan-Nya ke tanah.
The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
7 Nyanyikanlah puji-pujian bagi TUHAN, mainkanlah kecapi bagi Allah kita.
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 Dialah yang membentangkan awan di langit; Ia menyediakan hujan bagi bumi, dan membuat rumput tumbuh di bukit.
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
9 Ia memberi makanan kepada hewan, dan kepada anak burung gagak yang memanggil-manggil.
He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
10 Kesukaan TUHAN bukanlah kuda yang kuat; bukan juga pejuang yang berani.
He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 TUHAN senang kepada orang yang takwa, kepada orang yang tetap mengharapkan kasih-Nya.
The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
12 Pujilah TUHAN, hai Yerusalem! Pujilah Allahmu, hai Sion!
Praise the LORD, Jerusalem. Praise your God, Zion.
13 Sebab Ia mengukuhkan pintu-pintu gerbangmu, dan memberkati pendudukmu.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
14 Ia menjaga daerahmu supaya tetap aman, dan mengenyangkan engkau dengan gandum yang terbaik.
He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 Ia memberi perintah kepada bumi, dan perkataan-Nya segera dilakukan.
He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
16 Ia menurunkan salju seperti kapas, dan menghamburkan embun beku seperti abu.
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
17 Ia menurunkan hujan es seperti kerikil; tak ada yang tahan menghadapi dinginnya.
He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
18 Lalu atas perintah-Nya es itu mencair; Ia meniupkan angin, maka air pun mengalir.
He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 Ia menyampaikan pesan-Nya kepada umat-Nya, ketetapan dan hukum-Nya kepada umat pilihan-Nya.
He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
20 Ia tidak berbuat begitu kepada bangsa-bangsa lain, mereka tidak mengenal hukum-hukum-Nya. Pujilah TUHAN!
He has not done this for just any nation. They do not know his ordinances. Praise the LORD.
