Psalms 147

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

1Praise ye Jah! For <FI>it is<Fi> good to praise our God, For pleasant--comely <FI>is<Fi> praise.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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