Psalms 147 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 148

¹Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!

KJVPraise^H1984^(H8761) ye the LORD^H3050. Praise^H1984^(H8761) ye the LORD^H3068 from the heavens^H8064: praise^H1984^(H8761) him in the heights^H4791.

² Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army!

KJVPraise^H1984^(H8761) ye him, all his angels^H4397: praise^H1984^(H8761) ye him, all his hosts^H6635.

³ Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!

KJVPraise^H1984^(H8761) ye him, sun^H8121 and moon^H3394: praise^H1984^(H8761) him, all ye stars^H3556 of light^H216.

⁴ Praise him, you heavens of heavens, you waters that are above the heavens.

KJVPraise^H1984^(H8761) him, ye heavens^H8064 of heavens^H8064, and ye waters^H4325 that be above the heavens^H8064.

⁵ Let them praise Yahweh’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.

KJVLet them praise^H1984^(H8762) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068: for he commanded^H6680^(H8765), and they were created^H1254^(H8738).

⁶ He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.

KJVHe hath also stablished^H5975^(H8686) them for ever^H5703 and ever^H5769: he hath made^H5414^(H8804) a decree^H2706 which shall not pass^H5674^(H8799).

⁷ Praise Yahweh from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths,

KJVPraise^H1984^(H8761) the LORD^H3068 from the earth^H776, ye dragons^H8577, and all deeps^H8415:

⁸ lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy wind, fulfilling his word,

KJVFire^H784, and hail^H1259; snow^H7950, and vapour^H7008; stormy^H5591 wind^H7307 fulfilling^H6213^(H8802) his word^H1697:

⁹ mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

KJVMountains^H2022, and all hills^H1389; fruitful^H6529 trees^H6086, and all cedars^H730:

¹⁰ wild animals and all livestock, small creatures and flying birds,

KJVBeasts^H2416, and all cattle^H929; creeping things^H7431, and flying^H3671 fowl^H6833:

¹¹ kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,

KJVKings^H4428 of the earth^H776, and all people^H3816; princes^H8269, and all judges^H8199^(H8802) of the earth^H776:

¹² both young men and maidens, old men and children.

KJVBoth young men^H970, and maidens^H1330; old men^H2205, and children^H5288:

¹³ Let them praise Yahweh’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.

KJVLet them praise^H1984^(H8762) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068: for his name^H8034 alone is excellent^H7682^(H8737); his glory^H1935 is above the earth^H776 and heaven^H8064.

¹⁴ He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise Yah!

KJVHe also exalteth^H7311^(H8686) the horn^H7161 of his people^H5971, the praise^H8416 of all his saints^H2623; even of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, a people^H5971 near^H7138 unto him. Praise^H1984^(H8761) ye the LORD^H3050.

WEB·Psalms 147

¹Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

KJVPraise^H1984^(H8761) ye the LORD^H3050: for it is good^H2896 to sing praises^H2167^(H8763) unto our God^H430; for it is pleasant^H5273; and praise^H8416 is comely^H5000.

² Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 doth build up^H1129^(H8802) Jerusalem^H3389: he gathereth together^H3664^(H8762) the outcasts^H1760^(H8737) of Israel^H3478.

³ He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

KJVHe healeth^H7495^(H8802) the broken^H7665^(H8803) in heart^H3820, and bindeth up^H2280^(H8764) their wounds^H6094.

⁴ He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

KJVHe telleth^H4487^(H8802) the number^H4557 of the stars^H3556; he calleth^H7121^(H8799) them all by their names^H8034.

⁵ Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

KJVGreat^H1419 is our Lord^H113, and of great^H7227 power^H3581: his understanding^H8394 is infinite^H4557.

⁶ Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 lifteth up^H5749^(H8767) the meek^H6035: he casteth^H8213 the wicked^H7563 down^H8213^(H8688) to the ground^H776.

⁷ Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

KJVSing^H6030^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068 with thanksgiving^H8426; sing praise^H2167^(H8761) upon the harp^H3658 unto our God^H430:

⁸ who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.

KJVWho covereth^H3680^(H8764) the heaven^H8064 with clouds^H5645, who prepareth^H3559^(H8688) rain^H4306 for the earth^H776, who maketh grass^H2682 to grow^H6779^(H8688) upon the mountains^H2022.

⁹ He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

KJVHe giveth^H5414^(H8802) to the beast^H929 his food^H3899, and to the young^H1121 ravens^H6158 which cry^H7121^(H8799).

¹⁰ He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

KJVHe delighteth^H2654^(H8799) not in the strength^H1369 of the horse^H5483: he taketh not pleasure^H7521^(H8799) in the legs^H7785 of a man^H376.

¹¹ Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 taketh pleasure^H7521^(H8802) in them that fear^H3373 him, in those that hope^H3176^(H8764) in his mercy^H2617.

¹² Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

KJVPraise^H7623^(H8761) the LORD^H3068, O Jerusalem^H3389; praise^H1984^(H8761) thy God^H430, O Zion^H6726.

¹³ For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.

KJVFor he hath strengthened^H2388^(H8765) the bars^H1280 of thy gates^H8179; he hath blessed^H1288^(H8765) thy children^H1121 within^H7130 thee.

¹⁴ He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

KJVHe maketh^H7760^(H8802) peace^H7965 in thy borders^H1366, and filleth^H7646^(H8686) thee with the finest^H2459 of the wheat^H2406.

¹⁵ He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.

KJVHe sendeth forth^H7971^(H8802) his commandment^H565 upon earth^H776: his word^H1697 runneth^H7323^(H8799) very swiftly^H4120.

¹⁶ He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.

KJVHe giveth^H5414^(H8802) snow^H7950 like wool^H6785: he scattereth^H6340^(H8762) the hoarfrost^H3713 like ashes^H665.

¹⁷ He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?

KJVHe casteth forth^H7993^(H8688) his ice^H7140 like morsels^H6595: who can stand^H5975^(H8799) before^H6440 his cold^H7135?

¹⁸ He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

KJVHe sendeth out^H7971^(H8799) his word^H1697, and melteth^H4529^(H8686) them: he causeth his wind^H7307 to blow^H5380^(H8686), and the waters^H4325 flow^H5140^(H8799).

¹⁹ He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

KJVHe sheweth^H5046^(H8688) his word^H1697^(H8675)^H1697 unto Jacob^H3290, his statutes^H2706 and his judgments^H4941 unto Israel^H3478.

²⁰ He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise Yah!

KJVHe hath not dealt^H6213^(H8804) so with any nation^H1471: and as for his judgments^H4941, they have not known^H3045^(H8804) them. Praise^H1984^(H8761) ye the LORD^H3050.

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