Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 147

1Hallelujahהַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀Ha.lu yahH1984 H3050!Howכִּי־ki-H3588goodט֭וֹבTovH2896it isto sing praisesזַמְּרָ֣הza.me.RahH2167to our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,howכִּֽי־ki-H3588pleasantנָ֝עִיםNa.'imH5273and lovelyנָאוָ֥הna.VahH5000to praiseתְהִלָּֽה׃te.hi.LahH8416Him!

2The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068builds upבּוֹנֵ֣הbo.NehH1129Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;He gathersיְכַנֵּֽס׃ye.kha.NesH3664the exilesנִדְחֵ֖יnid.CheiH5080of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3He healsהָ֭רֹפֵאHa.ro.fe'H7495the brokenheartedלִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑בlish.Vu.rei LevH7665 H3820and bindsוּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁu.me.cha.BeshH2280up their woundsלְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃le.'a.tze.vo.TamH6094.

4He determinesמוֹנֶ֣הmo.NehH4487the numberמִ֭סְפָּרMis.porH4557of the starsלַכּוֹכָבִ֑יםla.ko.kha.VimH3556;He calls themיִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'H7121eachלְ֝כֻלָּ֗םle.khu.LamH3605by nameשֵׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034.

5Greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419isour Lordאֲדוֹנֵ֣ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,and mightyוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in powerכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581;His understandingלִ֝תְבוּנָת֗וֹlit.vu.na.ToH8394has noאֵ֣ין'einH369limitמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

6The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sustainsמְעוֹדֵ֣דme.'o.DedH5749the humbleעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035, butcastsמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563toעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

7Singעֱנ֣וּ'e.NuH6030to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068with thanksgivingבְּתוֹדָ֑הbe.to.DahH8426;make musicזַמְּר֖וּza.me.RuH2167on the harpבְכִנּֽוֹר׃ve.khi.NorH3658to our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430,

8who coversהַֽמְכַסֶּ֬הham.kha.SehH3680the skyשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064with cloudsבְּעָבִ֗יםbe.'a.VimH5645,who preparesהַמֵּכִ֣יןha.me.KhinH3559rainמָטָ֑רma.TarH4306for the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,who makes grassחָצִֽיר׃cha.TzirH2682to growהַמַּצְמִ֖יחַha.matz.Mi.achH6779on the hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022.

9He providesנוֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414foodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899for the animalsלִבְהֵמָ֣הliv.he.MahH929,and for the youngלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ravensעֹ֝רֵ֗ב'o.RevH6158אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834when they callיִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uH7121.

10He does notלֹ֤אlo'H3808delightיֶחְפָּ֑ץyech.PatzH2654in the strengthבִגְבוּרַ֣תvig.vu.RatH1369of the horseהַסּ֣וּסha.SusH5483;He takes noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808pleasureיִרְצֶֽה׃yir.TzehH7521in the legsבְשׁוֹקֵ֖יve.sho.KeiH7785of a manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376.

11The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853is pleasedרוֹצֶ֣הro.TzehH7521with those who fear Himיְרֵאָ֑יוye.re.'AvH3373אֶת־'et-H853,who hopeהַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥יםham.ya.cha.LimH3176in His loving devotionלְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃le.chas.DoH2617.

12Exaltשַׁבְּחִ֣יsha.be.ChiH7623the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O Jerusalemיְ֭רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389אֶת־'et-H853;praiseהַֽלְלִ֖יha.LiH1984your Godאֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,O Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726!

13Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588He strengthensחִ֭זַּקChi.zakH2388the barsבְּרִיחֵ֣יbe.ri.CheiH1280of your gatesשְׁעָרָ֑יִךְshe.'a.Ra.yikhH8179and blessesבֵּרַ֖ךְbe.RakhH1288the childrenבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121within youבְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃be.kir.BekhH7130.

14He makesהַשָּׂם־ha.som-H7760peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965atyour bordersגְּבוּלֵ֥ךְge.vu.LekhH1366;He fills youיַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃yas.bi.'EkhH7646with the finestחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459wheatחִ֝טִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406.

15He sends forthהַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַha.sho.Le.achH7971His commandאִמְרָת֣וֹ'im.ra.ToH565toעַד־'ad-H5704the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;His wordדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697runsיָר֥וּץya.RutzH7323swiftlyמְ֝הֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120.

16He spreadsהַנֹּתֵ֣ןha.no.TenH5414the snowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950like woolכַּצָּ֑מֶרka.Tza.merH6785;He scattersיְפַזֵּֽר׃ye.fa.ZerH6340the frostכְּ֝פ֗וֹרke.ForH3713like ashesכָּאֵ֥פֶרka.'E.ferH665;

17He casts forthמַשְׁלִ֣יךְmash.LikhH7993His hailקַֽרְח֣וֹkar.ChoH7140like pebblesכְפִתִּ֑יםkhe.fi.TimH6595.Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can withstandלִפְנֵ֥י יַעֲמֹֽד׃lif.Nei ya.'a.ModH6440 H5975His icy blastקָ֝רָת֗וֹka.ra.ToH7135?

18He sends forthיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971His wordדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.RoH1697and melts themוְיַמְסֵ֑םve.yam.SemH4529;He unleashesיַשֵּׁ֥בya.ShevH5380His windsר֝וּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307,and the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325flowיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140.

19He declaresמַגִּ֣ידma.GidH5046His wordדְּבָרָ֣יוde.va.rovH1697to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,His statutesחֻקָּ֥יוchu.KavH2706and judgmentsוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטָ֗יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20He has doneעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213thisכֵ֨ן׀khenH3651for no otherלֹ֘א לְכָל־lo' le.kholH3605 H3808nationגּ֗וֹיGoyH1471;they do notבַּל־bal-H1077knowיְדָע֗וּםye.da.'UmH3045His judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941.Hallelujahהַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ׃ha.lu- YahH1984 H3050!

Commentaries on Psalms 147