Psalms 147

1 Hallelujah. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.

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

2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.

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

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

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

4 He counts the numberless stars, he gives names to them all.

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

5 Great is our Lord, rich in power, and measureless is his wisdom.

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

6 The Lord lifts up the down-trodden, the wicked he brings to the ground.

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

7 Sing songs of thanks to the Lord, and play on the lyre to our God.

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

8 For he covers the sky with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, makes grass to grow on the mountains.

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 gives the cattle their food the young ravens when they cry.

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

10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;

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 but the Lord has his pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his kindness.

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

12 Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem: sing praise to 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 your children within you.

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

14 He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.

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

15 He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.

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

16 Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters like ashes.

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

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

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

18 He sends forth his word, and melts them: his wind blows 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 No other nation did he do this for, they know nothing of his judgments. Hallelujah.

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