Psalms 147
1 Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
4 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.
6 The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.
8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
He covers heaven with clouds, and he prepares rain for the earth. He produces grass on the mountains and herbs for the service of men.
9 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
He will not have good will for the strength of the horse, nor will he be well pleased with the legs of a man.
11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.
15 He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?
18 He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.
19 He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done this for just any nation. They do not know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia.
