Mazmur 147
1 Pujilah TUHAN! Sebab baiklah memuji Dia, dan menyenangkan untuk menyanyikan pujian bagi-Nya!
Hallelujah. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.
2 TUHAN akan memulihkan Yerusalem; orang-orang buangan akan dibawa-Nya pulang.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.
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 numberless stars, he gives names to them all.
5 Sungguh besar dan hebat TUHAN kita, kebijaksanaan-Nya tidak terhingga.
Great is our Lord, rich in power, and measureless is his wisdom.
6 Ia menegakkan orang yang tertindas, tetapi orang jahat dicampakkan-Nya ke tanah.
The Lord lifts up the down-trodden, the wicked he brings to the ground.
7 Nyanyikanlah puji-pujian bagi TUHAN, mainkanlah kecapi bagi Allah kita.
Sing songs of thanks to the Lord, and play on the lyre to our God.
8 Dialah yang membentangkan awan di langit; Ia menyediakan hujan bagi bumi, dan membuat rumput tumbuh di bukit.
For he covers the sky with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 Ia memberi makanan kepada hewan, dan kepada anak burung gagak yang memanggil-manggil.
He gives the cattle their food the young ravens when they cry.
10 Kesukaan TUHAN bukanlah kuda yang kuat; bukan juga pejuang yang berani.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;
11 TUHAN senang kepada orang yang takwa, kepada orang yang tetap mengharapkan kasih-Nya.
but the Lord has his pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his kindness.
12 Pujilah TUHAN, hai Yerusalem! Pujilah Allahmu, hai Sion!
Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem: sing praise to your God, O Zion.
13 Sebab Ia mengukuhkan pintu-pintu gerbangmu, dan memberkati pendudukmu.
For he strengthens the bars of your gates, and blesses your children within you.
14 Ia menjaga daerahmu supaya tetap aman, dan mengenyangkan engkau dengan gandum yang terbaik.
He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.
15 Ia memberi perintah kepada bumi, dan perkataan-Nya segera dilakukan.
He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.
16 Ia menurunkan salju seperti kapas, dan menghamburkan embun beku seperti abu.
Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters like ashes.
17 Ia menurunkan hujan es seperti kerikil; tak ada yang tahan menghadapi dinginnya.
He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18 Lalu atas perintah-Nya es itu mencair; Ia meniupkan angin, maka air pun mengalir.
He sends forth his word, and melts them: his wind blows the waters flow.
19 Ia menyampaikan pesan-Nya kepada umat-Nya, ketetapan dan hukum-Nya kepada umat pilihan-Nya.
He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 Ia tidak berbuat begitu kepada bangsa-bangsa lain, mereka tidak mengenal hukum-hukum-Nya. Pujilah TUHAN!
No other nation did he do this for, they know nothing of his judgments. Hallelujah.
