< תהילים 147 >
הַלְלוּ יָהּ ׀ כִּי־טוֹב זַמְּרָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּֽי־נָעִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּֽה׃ | 1 |
Praise Yahweh, for it is good to sing praises to our God, it is pleasant, and praise is suitable.
בּוֹנֵה יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם יְהוָה נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֵּֽס׃ | 2 |
Yahweh rebuilds Jerusalem, he gathers together the scattered people of Israel.
הָרֹפֵא לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב וּמְחַבֵּשׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃ | 3 |
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
מוֹנֶה מִסְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִים לְכֻלָּם שֵׁמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃ | 4 |
He counts the stars, he gives names to all of them.
גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵינוּ וְרַב־כֹּחַ לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃ | 5 |
Great is our Lord and awesome in power, his understanding cannot be measured.
מְעוֹדֵד עֲנָוִים יְהוָה מַשְׁפִּיל רְשָׁעִים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ | 6 |
Yahweh lifts up the oppressed, he brings the wicked down to the ground.
עֱנוּ לַיהוָה בְּתוֹדָה זַמְּרוּ לֵאלֹהֵינוּ בְכִנּֽוֹר׃ | 7 |
Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving, sing praises to our God with a harp.
הַֽמְכַסֶּה שָׁמַיִם ׀ בְּעָבִים הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר הַמַּצְמִיחַ הָרִים חָצִֽיר׃ | 8 |
He covers the heavens with clouds and prepares rain for the earth, making the grass to grow on the mountains.
נוֹתֵן לִבְהֵמָה לַחְמָהּ לִבְנֵי עֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָֽאוּ׃ | 9 |
He gives food to the animals and to the young ravens when they cry.
לֹא בִגְבוּרַת הַסּוּס יֶחְפָּץ לֹֽא־בְשׁוֹקֵי הָאִישׁ יִרְצֶֽה׃ | 10 |
He finds no delight in the strength of a horse, he takes no pleasure in the strong legs of a man.
רוֹצֶה יְהוָה אֶת־יְרֵאָיו אֶת־הַֽמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Yahweh takes pleasure in those who honor him, who hope in his covenant faithfulness.
שַׁבְּחִי יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־יְהוָה הַֽלְלִי אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּֽוֹן׃ | 12 |
Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem, praise your God, Zion.
כִּֽי־חִזַּק בְּרִיחֵי שְׁעָרָיִךְ בֵּרַךְ בָּנַיִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃ | 13 |
For he strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses your children among you.
הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵךְ שָׁלוֹם חֵלֶב חִטִּים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃ | 14 |
He brings prosperity inside your borders, he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
הַשֹּׁלֵחַ אִמְרָתוֹ אָרֶץ עַד־מְהֵרָה יָרוּץ דְּבָרֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
He sends out his commandment to earth, his command runs very swiftly.
הַנֹּתֵן שֶׁלֶג כַּצָּמֶר כְּפוֹר כָּאֵפֶר יְפַזֵּֽר׃ | 16 |
He makes the snow like wool, he scatters the frost like ashes.
מַשְׁלִיךְ קַֽרְחוֹ כְפִתִּים לִפְנֵי קָרָתוֹ מִי יַעֲמֹֽד׃ | 17 |
He dispenses the hail like crumbs, who can withstand the cold he sends?
יִשְׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ וְיַמְסֵם יַשֵּׁב רוּחוֹ יִזְּלוּ־מָֽיִם׃ | 18 |
He sends out his command and melts them, he makes the wind to blow and the water to flow.
מַגִּיד דברו דְּבָרָיו לְיַעֲקֹב חֻקָּיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 19 |
He proclaimed his word to Jacob, his statutes and his righteous decrees to Israel.
לֹא עָשָׂה כֵן ׀ לְכָל־גּוֹי וּמִשְׁפָּטִים בַּל־יְדָעוּם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃ | 20 |
He has not done so with any other nation, and as for his decrees, they do not know them. Praise Yahweh.