Psalms 147

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1 Hallelujah! How good to celebrate our God in song; how sweet to give fitting praise.	1 Alleluja. Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum ; lauda Deum tuum, Sion.
2 The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, gathers the dispersed of Israel,	2 Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum ; benedixit filiis tuis in te.
3 Heals the brokenhearted, binds up their wounds,	3 Qui posuit fines tuos pacem, et adipe frumenti satiat te.
4 Numbers all the stars, calls each of them by name.	4 Qui emittit eloquium suum terræ : velociter currit sermo ejus.
5 Great is our Lord, vast in power, with wisdom beyond measure.	5 Qui dat nivem sicut lanam ; nebulam sicut cinerem spargit.
6 The LORD sustains the poor, but casts the wicked to the ground.	6 Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas : ante faciem frigoris ejus quis sustinebit ?
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; with the lyre celebrate our God,	7 Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea ; flabit spiritus ejus, et fluent aquæ.
8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, makes grass sprout on the mountains,	8 Qui annuntiat verbum suum Jacob, justitias et judicia sua Israël.
9 Who gives animals their food and ravens what they cry for.	9 Non fecit taliter omni nationi, et judicia sua non manifestavit eis. Alleluja.
10 God takes no delight in the strength of horses, no pleasure in the runner's stride.
11 Rather the LORD takes pleasure in the devout, those who await his faithful care.
12 Glorify the LORD, Jerusalem; Zion, offer praise to your God,
13 Who has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessed your children within you,
14 Brought peace to your borders, and filled you with finest wheat.
15 The LORD sends a command to earth; his word runs swiftly!
16 Thus snow is spread like wool, frost is scattered like ash,
17 Hail is dispersed like crumbs; before such cold the waters freeze.
18 Again he sends his word and they melt; the wind is unleashed and the waters flow.
19 The LORD also proclaims his word to Jacob, decrees and laws to Israel.
20 God has not done this for other nations; of such laws they know nothing. Hallelujah!