Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aegis and Zacharias.
147:1 Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be
sweetly sung to our God.
147:2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the
dispersed of Israel.
147:3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
1474 He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
147:5 Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is
infinite.
147:6 The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
147:7 Begin [the song] with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the
harp to our God:
147:8 who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth,
who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [[and green herb for the
service of men;]]
147:9 and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon
him.
147:10 He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he
well-pleased with the legs of a man.
147:11 The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope
in his mercy.
147:12 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aegis and Zacharias.
Praise the Lord, O
Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.
147:13 For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy
children within thee.
147:14 He makes thy borders peaceful, and fills thee with the flour of
wheat.
147:15 He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
147:16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
147:17 Casting [forth] his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his
cold?
147:18 He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow [with] his
wind, and the waters shall flow.
147:19 He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
147:20 He has not done so to any [other] nation; and he has not shewn them
his judgments. |
147:1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is
good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
147:2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts
of Israel.
147:3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
147:4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their
names.
147:5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
147:6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the
ground.
147:7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto
our God:
147:8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth,
who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
147:9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
147:10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not
pleasure in the legs of a man.
147:11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in
his mercy.
147:12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
147:13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy
children within thee.
147:14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of
the wheat.
147:15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very
swiftly.
147:16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
147:17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
147:18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to
blow, and the waters flow.
147:19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto
Israel.
147:20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they
have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. |