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!
Notas al pie
- 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.”
Psalm 147
American Standard Version
Praise for Jerusalem’s restoration and prosperity.
[a]147 Praise ye Jehovah;
[b]For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem;
He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart,
And bindeth up their [c]wounds.
4 He counteth the number of the stars;
He calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.
6 Jehovah upholdeth the meek:
He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving;
Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
8 Who covereth the heavens 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 no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him,
In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
12 Praise Jehovah, 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 [d]peace in thy borders;
He filleth thee with the [e]finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth;
His word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool;
He scattereth the hoar-frost 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 showeth his word unto Jacob,
His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation;
And as for his ordinances, they have not known them.
[f]Praise ye Jehovah.
Notas al pie
- Psalm 147:1 Hebrew Hallelujah.
- Psalm 147:1 Or, For he is good: sing praises unto our God; For he is gracious
- Psalm 147:3 Hebrew sorrows.
- Psalm 147:14 Hebrew thy border peace.
- Psalm 147:14 Hebrew fat of wheat.
- Psalm 147:20 Hebrew Hallelujah.
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