Mazmur 147
1 Haleluya! Sungguh, bermazmur bagi Allah kita itu baik, bahkan indah, dan layaklah memuji-muji itu.
Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
2 TUHAN membangun Yerusalem, Ia mengumpulkan orang-orang Israel yang tercerai-berai;
The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 Ia menyembuhkan orang-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-bintang dan menyebut nama-nama semuanya.
He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
5 Besarlah Tuhan kita dan berlimpah kekuatan, kebijaksanaan-Nya tak terhingga.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
6 TUHAN menegakkan kembali orang-orang yang tertindas, tetapi merendahkan orang-orang fasik sampai ke bumi.
The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
7 Bernyanyilah bagi TUHAN dengan nyanyian syukur, bermazmurlah bagi Allah kita dengan kecapi!
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 Dia, yang menutupi langit dengan awan-awan, yang menyediakan hujan bagi bumi, yang membuat gunung-gunung menumbuhkan rumput.
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
9 Dia, yang memberi makanan kepada hewan, kepada anak-anak burung gagak, yang memanggil-manggil.
He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
10 Ia tidak suka kepada kegagahan kuda, Ia tidak senang kepada kaki laki-laki;
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-orang yang takut akan Dia, kepada orang-orang yang berharap akan kasih setia-Nya.
The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
12 Megahkanlah TUHAN, hai Yerusalem, pujilah Allahmu, hai Sion!
Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
13 Sebab Ia meneguhkan palang pintu gerbangmu, dan memberkati anak-anakmu di antaramu.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
14 Ia memberikan kesejahteraan kepada daerahmu dan mengenyangkan engkau dengan gandum yang terbaik.
He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 Ia menyampaikan perintah-Nya ke bumi; dengan segera firman-Nya berlari.
He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
16 Ia menurunkan salju seperti bulu domba dan menghamburkan embun beku seperti abu.
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
17 Ia melemparkan air batu seperti pecahan-pecahan. Siapakah yang tahan berdiri menghadapi dingin-Nya?
He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
18 Ia menyampaikan firman-Nya, lalu mencairkan semuanya, Ia meniupkan angin-Nya, maka air mengalir.
He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 Ia memberitakan firman-Nya kepada Yakub, ketetapan-ketetapan-Nya dan hukum-hukum-Nya kepada Israel.
He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
20 Ia tidak berbuat demikian kepada segala bangsa, dan hukum-hukum-Nya tidak mereka kenal. Haleluya!
He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
