Psaltaren 147
1 Halleluja! Ja, det är gott att lovsjunga vår Gud, ja, det är ljuvligt; lovsång höves oss.
Praise Yahweh! It is good to sing to praise our God. It is a delightful thing to do and the right thing to do.
2 HERREN är den som bygger upp Jerusalem, Israels fördrivna samlar han tillhopa.
[Jerusalem was destroyed, but] Yahweh is [enabling us to] build Jerusalem again. He is bringing back the people who were taken [to Babylonia].
3 Han helar dem som hava förkrossade hjärtan, och deras sår förbinder han.
He enables those who were very discouraged to be encouraged again; [it is as though] they have wounds and he bandages them.
4 Han bestämmer stjärnornas mängd, han nämner dem alla vid namn.
He has determined how many stars there will be, and he gives names to all of them.
5 Vår Herre är stor och väldig i kraft, hans förstånd har ingen gräns.
Yahweh is great and very powerful, and no one can measure how much he understands.
6 HERREN uppehåller de ödmjuka, men de ogudaktiga slår han till jorden.
Yahweh lifts up those who have been oppressed, and he throws the wicked down to the ground.
7 Höjen sång till HERREN med tacksägelse, lovsjungen vår Gud till harpa,
Thank Yahweh while you are singing to him to praise him; on the harps, play music to our God.
8 honom som betäcker himmelen med moln, honom som bereder regn åt jorden, honom som låter gräs skjuta upp på bergen,
He covers the sky with clouds, [and then] he sends rain to the earth and causes grass to grow on the hills.
9 honom som giver föda åt djuren, åt korpens ungar som ropa.
He gives to animals the food that they [need], and gives food to young crows/birds when they cry out [because they are hungry].
10 Han har icke sin lust i hästens styrka, hans behag står ej till mannens snabbhet.
He is not pleased with strong horses or with men who can run [MTY] fast.
11 HERRENS behag står till dem som frukta honom, till dem som hoppas på hans nåd.
Instead, what pleases him are those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to continue to faithfully love them.
12 Jerusalem, prisa HERREN; Sion, lova din Gud.
[You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, praise Yahweh! Praise your God!
13 Ty han har gjort bommarna för dina portar fasta; han har välsignat dina barn i dig.
He [guards your city] by keeping its gates strong. He blesses the people who live there.
14 Han skaffar dina gränser frid, han mättar dig med bästa vete.
He protects the borders [of your country, so that enemies from other countries cannot attack you]. He gives you plenty of very good wheat/grain to eat.
15 Han låter sitt tal gå ut till jorden, hans ord löper åstad med hast.
He commands what he wants to be done on the earth, and his words quickly come to the place to which he sends them.
16 Han låter snö falla såsom ull, rimfrost strör han ut såsom aska.
He sends snow which [covers the ground] like a white wool blanket [SIM], and he scatters frost [on the ground] like [wind scatters] ashes [SIM].
17 Han kastar sitt hagel såsom smulor; vem kan bestå för hans frost?
He sends hail down like (pebbles/tiny stones); [when that happens], (it is very difficult to endure because the air becomes very cold./who can endure because the air becomes very cold?) [RHQ]
18 Åter sänder han sitt ord, då smälter det frusna; sin vind låter han blåsa, då strömmar vatten.
[But] he commands the wind to blow, and it blows. [Then the hail] melts and [the water] flows [into the streams].
19 Han har förkunnat för Jakob sitt ord, för Israel sina stadgar och rätter.
He sent his message to [the descendants of] Jacob; [he tells to his] Israeli people the laws and regulations that he had decreed.
20 Så har han icke gjort för något hednafolk; och hans rätter, dem känna de icke. Halleluja!
He has not done that for any other nation; the other nations do not know his laws. Praise Yahweh!
