Psa 147 | RLT | STEP | Praise Yah : for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; and praise is comely .

‏ Psalms 147

PSAL. CXLVII.

1 Praise Yah: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 Yhwh doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. ^{▼▼ wounds: Heb. griefs.} 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. ^{▼▼ his…: Heb. of his understanding there is no number.} 6 Yhwh lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing unto Yhwh with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 Yhwh taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. 12 Praise Yhwh, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. ^{▼▼ He…: Heb. Who maketh thy border peace.
,} ^{▼▼ finest…: Heb. fat of wheat.} 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. ^{▼▼ his word: Heb. his words.} 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah.