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 <FI>it is<Fi> good to praise our God, For pleasant--comely <FI>is<Fi> praise.

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

2Building Jerusalem <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.

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

3Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

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

4Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.

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

5Great <FI>is<Fi> our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.

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

6Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

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

7Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.

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.

8Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up <FI>on<Fi> mountains,

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

9Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

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

10Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

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

11Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.

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

12Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, 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.

13For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

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

14Who is making thy border peace, <FI>With<Fi> the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

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

15Who is sending forth His saying <FI>on<Fi> earth, Very speedily doth His word run.

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

16Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

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

17Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

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

18He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow--the waters flow.

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

19Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to 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.

20He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!