Psalmorum 147
1 Alleluja. Laudate Dominum, quoniam bonus est psalmus; Deo nostro sit jucunda, decoraque laudatio.
Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 Ædificans Jerusalem Dominus, dispersiones Israëlis congregabit:
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;
3 qui sanat contritos corde, et alligat contritiones eorum;
Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 qui numerat multitudinem stellarum, et omnibus eis nomina vocat.
He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
5 Magnus Dominus noster, et magna virtus ejus, et sapientiæ ejus non est numerus.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
6 Suscipiens mansuetos Dominus; humilians autem peccatores usque ad terram.
The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Præcinite Domino in confessione; psallite Deo nostro in cithara.
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God;
8 Qui operit cælum nubibus, et parat terræ pluviam; qui producit in montibus fœnum, et herbam servituti hominum;
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.
9 qui dat jumentis escam ipsorum, et pullis corvorum invocantibus eum.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10 Non in fortitudine equi voluntatem habebit, nec in tibiis viri beneplacitum erit ei.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Beneplacitum est Domino super timentes eum, et in eis qui sperant super misericordia ejus.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
12 Alleluja. Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum; lauda Deum tuum, Sion.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum; benedixit filiis tuis in te.
For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 Qui posuit fines tuos pacem, et adipe frumenti satiat te.
He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.
15 Qui emittit eloquium suum terræ: velociter currit sermo ejus.
He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
16 Qui dat nivem sicut lanam; nebulam sicut cinerem spargit.
He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
17 Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas: ante faciem frigoris ejus quis sustinebit?
He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
18 Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea; flabit spiritus ejus, et fluent aquæ.
He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 Qui annuntiat verbum suum Jacob, justitias et judicia sua Israël.
He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
20 Non fecit taliter omni nationi, et judicia sua non manifestavit eis. Alleluja.
He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.
