| Chapter 147 |
1 | Praise Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him. |
2 | Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. |
3 | He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds. |
4 | He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names. |
5 | Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. |
6 | Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground. |
7 | Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God, |
8 | Who covers the sky with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains. |
9 | He provides food for the cattle, And for the young ravens when they call. |
10 | He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. |
11 | Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his lovingkindness. |
12 | Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion! |
13 | For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you. |
14 | He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat. |
15 | He sends out his commandment on earth. His word runs very swiftly. |
16 | He gives snow like wool, And scatters frost like ashes. |
17 | He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold? |
18 | He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow. |
19 | He shows his word to Jacob; His statutes and his ordinances to Israel. |
20 | He has not done this for any nation; They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah! Psalm 148 |