Psalms 147
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Psalms 147
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Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely. | Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful. |
Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. | The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together. |
He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. | He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds. |
He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by [their] names. | He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names. |
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. | Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom. |
Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground. | The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame. |
Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God, | Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music. |
Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. | By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains. |
He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry. | He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry. |
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. | He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. |
Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness. | The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy. |
Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion. | Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion. |
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee. | He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls. |
He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. | He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain. |
He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly. | He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly. |
He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. | He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust. |
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold? | He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold. |
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. | At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters. |
He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel. | He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions. |
He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 148 | He 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. |