Psalms 147

1Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

1Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of ourGod; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.

1Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, andpraise is comely.

2The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.

2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.

2Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

3He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.

3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

3He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

4He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.

4 He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.

4He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names.

5Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

6The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.

6 Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.

6Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

7Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.

7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto ourGod:

7Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,

8By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.

8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;

8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

9He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

9 Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.

9He giveth to the beast his food, Andto the young ravens which cry.

10He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;

10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

11The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.

11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.

11Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.

12Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.

12 Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thyGod, O Zion.

12Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.

13He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.

13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;

13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.

14He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.

14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.

14He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

15He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.

15 He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

15He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.

16He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.

16 He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;

16He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

17He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.

17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?

18At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.

18 He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow — the waters flow.

18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

19He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.

19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

19He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.

20He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.

20 He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for [his] judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah!

20He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.