Psalms 147
1 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.
Hallelujah. It is good to sing praise to our God, for praise is sweet and seemly.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem, the outcasts of Israel he gathers.
3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4 He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
He counts the numberless stars, he gives names to them all.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord, rich in power, and measureless is his wisdom.
6 The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
The Lord lifts up the down-trodden, the wicked he brings to the ground.
7 Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:
Sing songs of thanks to the Lord, and play on the lyre to our God.
8 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; ]]
For he covers the sky with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
He gives the cattle their food the young ravens when they cry.
10 He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, his joy is not in the speed of a runner;
11 The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
but the Lord has his pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his kindness.
12 Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Sion.
Praise the Lord, then, O Jerusalem: sing praise to your God, O Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
For he strengthens the bars of your gates, and blesses your children within you.
14 He makes your borders peaceful, and fills you with the flour of wheat.
He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.
15 He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters like ashes.
17 Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?
He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
18 He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow [with] his wind, and the waters shall flow.
He sends forth his word, and melts them: his wind blows the waters flow.
19 He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shown them his judgments.
No other nation did he do this for, they know nothing of his judgments. Hallelujah.
