Psalms 147
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
2 Ref The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
3 Ref He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
4 Ref He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
5 Ref Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
6 Ref The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
7 Ref Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
8 Ref By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.
9 Ref He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
10 Ref He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Ref The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
12 Ref Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
13 Ref He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
14 Ref He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
15 Ref He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
16 Ref He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
17 Ref He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
18 Ref At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
19 Ref He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
20 Ref He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 Ref Praise ye Jah! For `it is' good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely `is' praise.
2 Ref Building Jerusalem `is' Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
3 Ref Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
4 Ref Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.
5 Ref Great `is' our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.
6 Ref Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.
7 Ref Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.
8 Ref Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up `on' mountains,
9 Ref Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
10 Ref Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
11 Ref Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
12 Ref Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.
13 Ref For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.
14 Ref Who is making thy border peace, `With' the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
15 Ref Who is sending forth His saying `on' earth, Very speedily doth His word run.
16 Ref Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
17 Ref Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?
18 Ref He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.
19 Ref Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 Ref He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
1 Ref Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, `and' praise is comely.
2 Ref Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 Ref He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
4 Ref He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by `their' names.
5 Ref Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
6 Ref Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Ref Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
8 Ref Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 Ref He giveth to the beast his food, `And' to the young ravens which cry.
10 Ref He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Ref Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
12 Ref Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
13 Ref For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 Ref He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 Ref He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
16 Ref He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
17 Ref He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?
18 Ref He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 Ref He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
20 Ref He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.