Psalmorum 147
1 Alleluia. Laudate Dominum quoniam bonus est psalmus: Deo nostro sit iucunda, decoraque laudatio.
Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 Aedificans Ierusalem Dominus: dispersiones Israelis congregabit.
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;
3 Qui sanat contritos corde: et alligat contritiones eorum.
Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 Qui numerat multitudinem stellarum: et omnibus eis nomina vocat.
He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
5 Magnus Dominus noster, et magna virtus eius: et sapientiae eius non est numerus.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
6 Suscipiens mansuetos Dominus: humilians autem peccatores usque ad terram.
The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Praecinite Domino in confessione: psallite Deo nostro in cithara.
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God;
8 Qui operit caelum nubibus: et parat terrae pluviam. Qui producit in montibus foenum: et herbam servituti hominum.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.
9 Qui dat iumentis escam ipsorum: et pullis corvorum invocantibus eum.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10 Non in fortitudine equi voluntatem habebit: nec in tibiis viri beneplacitum erit ei.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Beneplacitum est Domino super timentes eum: et in eis, qui sperant super misericordia eius.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
12 Alleluia. Lauda Ierusalem Dominum: lauda Deum tuum Sion.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum: benedixit filiis tuis in te.
For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 Qui posuit fines tuos pacem: et adipe frumenti satiat te.
He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.
15 Qui emittit eloquium suum terrae: velociter currit sermo eius.
He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
16 Qui dat nivem sicut lanam: nebulam sicut cinerem spargit,
He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
17 Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas: ante faciem frigoris eius quis sustinebit?
He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
18 Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea: flabit spiritus eius, et fluent aquae.
He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 Qui annunciat verbum suum Iacob: iustitias, et iudicia sua Israel.
He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
20 Non fecit taliter omni nationi: et iudicia sua non manifestavit eis. Alleluia.
He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.
