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Psalms 147
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
1Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
1Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of ourGod; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
1Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
2Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee.
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.
2The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
3Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
3He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
4Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.
4 He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.
4He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
5Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
5Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
6He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?
6 Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.
6The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
7He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto ourGod:
7Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
8Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
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.
9He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.
9 Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
9He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
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10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
10He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
11The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
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12 Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thyGod, O Zion.
12Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
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13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;
13He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
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14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.
14He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
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15 He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
15He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
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16 He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;
16He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
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17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
17He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
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18 He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow — the waters flow.
18At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.