Psalmorum 147
1 alleluia Aggei et Zacchariae laudate Dominum quoniam bonum psalmus Deo nostro sit iucunda decoraque; laudatio
Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 aedificans Hierusalem Dominus dispersiones Israhel congregabit
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;
3 qui sanat contritos corde et alligat contritiones illorum
Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 qui numerat multitudinem stellarum et omnibus eis nomina vocans
He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
5 magnus Dominus noster et magna virtus eius et sapientiae eius 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 praecinite 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 caelum nubibus et parat terrae pluviam qui producit in montibus faenum 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 et dat iumentis 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 eius
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
12 alleluia lauda Hierusalem 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 terrae velociter currit sermo eius
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 cristallum suum sicut buccellas ante faciem frigoris eius quis sustinebit
He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
18 emittet verbum suum et liquefaciet ea flabit spiritus eius et fluent aquae
He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 qui adnuntiat verbum suum Iacob iustitias et iudicia sua Israhel
He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
20 non fecit taliter omni nationi et iudicia sua non manifestavit eis
He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.
