Psalm 147
New King James Version
Praise to God for His Word and Providence
147 Praise[a] the Lord!
For (A)it is good to sing praises to our God;
(B)For it is pleasant, and (C)praise is beautiful.
2 The Lord (D)builds up Jerusalem;
(E)He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 (F)He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their [b]wounds.
4 (G)He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
5 (H)Great is our Lord, and (I)mighty in power;
(J)His understanding is infinite.
6 (K)The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 (L)Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 (M)He gives to the beast its food,
And (N)to the young ravens that cry.
10 (O)He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
14 (P)He makes peace in your borders,
And (Q)fills you with [c]the finest wheat.
15 (R)He sends out His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
16 (S)He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casts out His hail like [d]morsels;
Who can stand before His cold?
18 (T)He sends out His word and melts them;
He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 (U)He declares His word to Jacob,
(V)His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 (W)He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.
[e]Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 147:3 Lit. sorrows
- Psalm 147:14 Lit. fat of wheat
- Psalm 147:17 fragments of food
- Psalm 147:20 Heb. Hallelujah
诗篇 147
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
稱頌 神復興耶路撒冷之恩
147 你們要讚美耶和華。
歌頌我們的 神，這是多麼美善，
讚美他，這是美好的，是合宜的。
2 耶和華重建耶路撒冷，
召聚被趕散的以色列人。
3 他醫好傷心的人，
裹好他們的傷處。
4 他數點星辰的數目，
一一給它們起名。
5 我們的主偉大，大有能力；
他的智慧無法測度。
6 耶和華扶持謙卑的人，
卻把惡人丟棄在地。
7 你們要以感謝的心向耶和華歌唱，
用琴向我們的 神歌頌。
8 他以密雲遮蓋天空，
為大地預備雨水，
使群山長滿青草。
9 他把食物賜給走獸，
也賜給啼叫的小烏鴉。
10 他喜歡的不是馬的力大，
他喜悅的不是人的腿快。
11 耶和華喜悅敬畏他的人，
喜悅仰望他慈愛的人。
12 耶路撒冷啊！你要頌讚耶和華；
錫安哪！你要讚美你的 神。
13 因為他堅固了你城門的門閂，
賜福在你中間的兒女。
14 他使你的邊界平靖；
用上好的麥子使你飽足。
15 他向地發出命令，
他的話迅速頒行。
16 他降下像羊毛一樣的雪，
撒下像爐灰一樣的霜。
17 他拋下像碎屑一樣的冰雹；
面對他發出的寒冷，誰能承受得起呢？
18 他發出命令，這一切就都融化；
他使風颳起，水就流動。
19 他把自己的話向雅各頒布，
把自己的律例和典章向以色列頒布。
20 他從沒有這樣對待其他各國；
他們都不知道他的典章。
你們要讚美耶和華。
Psalm 147
New English Translation
Psalm 147[a]
147 Praise the Lord,
for it is good to sing praises to our God.
Yes,[b] praise is pleasant and appropriate.
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem,
and gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals[c] the brokenhearted,
and bandages their wounds.
4 He counts the number of the stars;
he names all of them.
5 Our Lord is great and has awesome power;[d]
there is no limit to his wisdom.[e]
6 The Lord lifts up the oppressed,
but knocks[f] the wicked to the ground.
7 Offer to the Lord a song of thanks.[g]
Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp.
8 He covers[h] the sky with clouds,
provides the earth with rain,
and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.[i]
9 He gives food to the animals,
and to the young ravens when they chirp.[j]
10 He is not enamored with the strength of a horse,
nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs.[k]
11 The Lord takes delight in his faithful followers,[l]
and in those who wait for his loyal love.
12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem.
Praise your God, O Zion.
13 For he makes the bars of your gates strong.
He blesses your children[m] within you.
14 He[n] brings peace to your territory.[o]
He abundantly provides for you[p] the best grain.
15 He[q] sends his command through the earth;[r]
swiftly his order reaches its destination.[s]
16 He sends the snow that is white like wool;
he spreads the frost that is white like ashes.[t]
17 He throws his hailstones[u] like crumbs.
Who can withstand the cold wind he sends?[v]
18 He then orders it all to melt;[w]
he breathes on it,[x] and the water flows.
19 He proclaims his word to Jacob,
his statutes and regulations to Israel.
20 He has not done so with any other nation;
they are not aware of his regulations.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 147:1 sn Psalm 147. The psalmist praises the Lord for he is the sovereign ruler of the world who cares for the needs of his covenant people.
- Psalm 147:1 tn Or “for.”
- Psalm 147:3 tn Heb “the one who heals.”
- Psalm 147:5 tn Heb “and great of strength.”
- Psalm 147:5 tn Heb “to his wisdom there is no counting.”
- Psalm 147:6 tn Heb “brings down.”
- Psalm 147:7 tn Heb “sing to the Lord with thanksgiving.”
- Psalm 147:8 tn Heb “the one who covers.”
- Psalm 147:8 tn Heb “hills.”
- Psalm 147:9 tn Heb “which cry out.”
- Psalm 147:10 tn Heb “he does not desire the strength of the horse, he does not take delight in the legs of the man.” Here “the horse” refers to the war horse used by ancient Near Eastern chariot forces, and “the man” refers to the warrior whose muscular legs epitomize his strength.
- Psalm 147:11 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
- Psalm 147:13 tn Heb “your sons.”
- Psalm 147:14 tn Heb “the one who.”
- Psalm 147:14 tn Heb “he makes your boundary peace.”
- Psalm 147:14 tn Heb “satisfies you with.”
- Psalm 147:15 tn Heb “the one who.”
- Psalm 147:15 tn Heb “the one who sends his word, the earth.” The Hebrew term אֶרֶץ (ʾerets, “earth”) is an adverbial accusative; one must supply a preposition before it (such as “through” or “to”) in the English translation.
- Psalm 147:15 tn Heb “swiftly his word runs.”
- Psalm 147:16 tn Heb “the one who gives snow like wool, frost like ashes he scatters.”
- Psalm 147:17 tn Heb “his ice.”
- Psalm 147:17 tn Heb “Before his cold, who can stand?”
- Psalm 147:18 tn Heb “he sends his word and melts them.”
- Psalm 147:18 tn Heb “he blows his breath.”
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