Psalms 147

1Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

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

2The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

5Great 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.

6The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

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

7Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

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

8Who covereth the heaven 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 giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

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

10He 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.

11The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

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

12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

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

13For 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.

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

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

15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

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

16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

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

17He 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.

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

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

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

20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

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.