Psalms 147

1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.

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 builds up Jerusalem. He will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

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

3 He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.

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

4 He numbers the multitude of the stars, and 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 great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.

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

6 The Lord lifts up the meek, but he brings down the sinner, even to the ground.

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

7 Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.

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

8 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.

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 their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.

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

10 He will not have good will for the strength of the horse, nor will he be well pleased with 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 is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.

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

12 Alleluia. 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 reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.

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

14 He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.

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

15 He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.

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

16 He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.

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

17 He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?

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

18 He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.

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

19 He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.

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

20 He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia.

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