Psalms 147 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Praise ye Jah: for it is good to play on the harp to our God; for it is pleasant: praise is becoming. Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
2 Jehovah builds Jerusalem: he will collect together the outcasts of Israel. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 Healing to the broken of heart, and binding up their pains. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 Counting the number to the stars, he will call names to all of them. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
5 Great our Lord, and great of power: to his understanding no number. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
6 Jehovah setting up again the poor, and humbling the unjust even to the earth. The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground. The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Strike up to Jehovah with praise; play upon the harp to our God: Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8 Covering the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, causing the grass to spring up on the mountains. He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 Giving to the cattle its food, to the sons of the ravens which call. He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He will not delight in the strength of the horse: he will not be pleased in the legs of a man. His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 Jehovah being delighted in those fearing him, in those hoping for his mercy. but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
13 For he strengthened the bars of thy gates; he blessed thy sons within thee. For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you. He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
14 Setting thy bound peace, he will fill thee with the fat of the wheat. He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat. He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 Sending his word upon the earth, even till his word shall run quickly. He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes. He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes. He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 Casting his ice as morsels: before his cold who shall stand? He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 He will send his word and melt them: his wind shall blow, the waters will flow. He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow. He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 Announcing his word to Jacob, his laws and judgments to Israel. He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel. He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
20 He did not thus to every nation: and judgments they knew them not Praise ye Jah. He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the LORD! He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD.
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