Psalms 147

1 Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.

Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] good to sing praises unto our God; for [it is] pleasant; [and] praise is comely.

2 Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.

The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

4 Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names.

5 Great [is] our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.

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

6 Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

7 Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.

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

8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.

10 Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.

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

12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

13 For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

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

14 Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

15 Who is sending forth His saying [on] earth, Very speedily doth His word run.

He sendeth forth his commandment [upon] earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

16 Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

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

18 He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow — the waters flow.

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, [and] the waters flow.

19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.

He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

20 He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and [as for his] judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.