Psalms 147

1 Praise all of you the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

2 The LORD does build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

4 He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.

He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.

5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.

6 The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground.

The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.

7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:

8 Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.

who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [[and green herb for the service of men; ]]

9 He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.

10 He delights not in the strength of the horse: he takes not pleasure in the legs of a man.

He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.

11 The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.

12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.

Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.

13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.

For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy children within thee.

14 He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest of the wheat.

He makes thy borders peaceful, and fills thee with the flour of wheat.

15 He sends forth his commandment upon earth: his word runs very swiftly.

He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.

16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.

He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.

17 He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?

18 He sends out his word, and melts them: he causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow [with] his wind, and the waters shall flow.

19 He shows his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.

20 He has not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise all of you the LORD.

He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shewn them his judgments.