Psalms 147

1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!

Alleluya. Herie ye the Lord, for the salm is good; heriyng be myrie, and fair to oure God.

2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.

The Lord schal bilde Jerusalem; and schal gadere togidere the scateryngis of Israel.

3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Which Lord makith hool men contrit in herte; and byndith togidere the sorewes of hem.

4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.

Which noumbrith the multitude of sterris; and clepith names to alle tho.

5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.

Oure Lord is greet, and his vertu is greet; and of his wisdom is no noumbre.

6 The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.

The Lord takith vp mylde men; forsothe he makith low synneris `til to the erthe.

7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,

Bifore synge ye to the Lord in knoulechyng; seye ye salm to oure God in an harpe.

8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

Which hilith heuene with cloudis; and makith redi reyn to the erthe. Which bryngith forth hei in hillis; and eerbe to the seruice of men.

9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

Which yyueth mete to her werk beestis; and to the briddys of crowis clepinge hym.

10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.

He schal not haue wille in the strengthe of an hors; nether it schal be wel plesaunt to hym in the leggis of a man.

11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.

It is wel plesaunt to the Lord on men that dreden hym; and in hem that hopen on his mercy.

12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!

Jerusalem, herie thou the Lord; Syon, herie thou thi God.

13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.

For he hath coumfortid the lockis of thi yatis; he hath blessid thi sones in thee.

14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

Which hath set thi coostis pees; and fillith thee with the fatnesse of wheete.

15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.

Which sendith out his speche to the erthe; his word renneth swiftli.

16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;

Which yyueth snow as wolle; spredith abrood a cloude as aische.

17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?

He sendith his cristal as mussels; who schal suffre bifore the face of his cooldnesse?

18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.

He schal sende out his word, and schal melte tho; his spirit schal blowe, and watris schulen flowe.

19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.

Which tellith his word to Jacob; and hise riytfulnessis and domes to Israel.

20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

He dide not so to ech nacioun; and he schewide not hise domes to hem.