| 147.1 |
Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him. |
| 147.2 |
Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. |
| 147.3 |
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. |
| 147.4 |
He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names. |
| 147.5 |
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. |
| 147.6 |
Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground. |
| 147.7 |
Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God, |
| 147.8 |
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains. |
| 147.9 |
He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call. |
| 147.10 |
He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. |
| 147.11 |
Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness. |
| 147.12 |
Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion! |
| 147.13 |
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you. |
| 147.14 |
He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat. |
| 147.15 |
He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly. |
| 147.16 |
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes. |
| 147.17 |
He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold? |
| 147.18 |
He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow. |
| 147.19 |
He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel. |
| 147.20 |
He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise Yah! |
