New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 147

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

1Praiseהַ֥לְלוּHa.luH1984the Lordיָ֨הּ׀yahH3050! Forit is goodט֭וֹבTovH2896to singזַמְּרָ֣הza.me.RahH2167praisesH2167to our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; Forit is pleasantנָ֝עִיםNa.'imH5273andpraiseתְהִלָּֽה׃te.hi.LahH8416isbecomingנָאוָ֥הna.VahH5000.

2The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068buildsבּוֹנֵ֣הbo.NehH1129up Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; Hegathersיְכַנֵּֽס׃ye.kha.NesH3664the outcastsנִדְחֵ֖יnid.CheiH5080of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3He healsהָ֭רֹפֵאHa.ro.fe'H7495thebrokenheartedלִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑בlish.Vu.rei LevH7665 H3820Andbindsוּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁu.me.cha.BeshH2280up theirwoundsלְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃le.'a.tze.vo.TamH6094.

4Hecountsמוֹנֶ֣הmo.NehH4487the numberמִ֭סְפָּרMis.porH4557of the starsלַכּוֹכָבִ֑יםla.ko.kha.VimH3556; Hegivesיִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'H7121namesשֵׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034to allלְ֝כֻלָּ֗םle.khu.LamH3605of them.

5Greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419is our LordH136and abundantוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in strengthכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581; Hisunderstandingלִ֝תְבוּנָת֗וֹlit.vu.na.ToH8394isinfiniteאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃'ein mis.ParH369 H4557.

6The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068supportsמְעוֹדֵ֣דme.'o.DedH5749the afflictedעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035;He bringsמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213downH8213the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563to the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

7SingH6031to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068with thanksgivingבְּתוֹדָ֑הbe.to.DahH8426;SingH2167praisesH2167to our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430on the lyreבְכִנּֽוֹר׃ve.khi.NorH3658,

8Whocoversהַֽמְכַסֶּ֬הham.kha.SehH3680the heavensשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064with cloudsבְּעָבִ֗יםbe.'a.VimH5645, Whoprovidesהַמֵּכִ֣יןha.me.KhinH3559rainמָטָ֑רma.TarH4306for the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776, Whomakes grassחָצִֽיר׃cha.TzirH2682togrowהַמַּצְמִ֖יחַha.matz.Mi.achH6779on the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022.

9Hegivesנוֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to the beastלִבְהֵמָ֣הliv.he.MahH929its foodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899, And to theyoungלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ravensעֹ֝רֵ֗ב'o.RevH6158whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cryיִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uH7121.

10He does not delightיֶחְפָּ֑ץyech.PatzH2654in the strengthבִגְבוּרַ֣תvig.vu.RatH1369of thehorseהַסּ֣וּסha.SusH5483; Hedoes not takeH7521pleasureיִרְצֶֽה׃yir.TzehH7521in the legsבְשׁוֹקֵ֖יve.sho.KeiH7785of a manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376.

11The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068favorsרוֹצֶ֣הro.TzehH7521those who fearH3372Him,Those who waitהַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥יםham.ya.cha.LimH3176for His lovingkindnessלְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃le.chas.DoH2617.

12Praiseשַׁבְּחִ֣יsha.be.ChiH7623the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O Jerusalemיְ֭רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389!Praiseהַֽלְלִ֖יha.LiH1984your Godאֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,O Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726!

13For He has strengthenedחִ֭זַּקChi.zakH2388thebarsבְּרִיחֵ֣יbe.ri.CheiH1280of your gatesשְׁעָרָ֑יִךְshe.'a.Ra.yikhH8179; He hasblessedבֵּרַ֖ךְbe.RakhH1288your sonsבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121withinבְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃be.kir.BekhH7130you.

14Hemakesהַשָּׂם־ha.som-H7760peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965in your bordersגְּבוּלֵ֥ךְge.vu.LekhH1366; Hesatisfiesיַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃yas.bi.'EkhH7646you with thefinestחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the wheatחִ֝טִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406.

15He sendsהַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַha.sho.Le.achH7971forth Hiscommandאִמְרָת֣וֹ'im.ra.ToH565to the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; Hiswordדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697runsיָר֥וּץya.RutzH7323veryעַד־'ad-H5704swiftlyמְ֝הֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120.

16He givesהַנֹּתֵ֣ןha.no.TenH5414snowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950like woolכַּצָּ֑מֶרka.Tza.merH6785;He scattersיְפַזֵּֽר׃ye.fa.ZerH6340thefrostכְּ֝פ֗וֹרke.ForH3713like ashesכָּאֵ֥פֶרka.'E.ferH665.

17He castsמַשְׁלִ֣יךְmash.LikhH7993forth Hisiceקַֽרְח֣וֹkar.ChoH7140as fragmentsכְפִתִּ֑יםkhe.fi.TimH6595;Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can standיַעֲמֹֽד׃ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Hiscoldקָ֝רָת֗וֹka.ra.ToH7135?

18Hesendsיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971forth His wordדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.RoH1697and meltsוְיַמְסֵ֑םve.yam.SemH4529them; Hecauses His windר֝וּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307to blowיַשֵּׁ֥בya.ShevH5380and the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325to flowיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140.

19Hedeclaresמַגִּ֣ידma.GidH5046His wordsדְּבָרָ֣יוde.va.rovH1697to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, Hisstatutesחֻקָּ֥יוchu.KavH2706and His ordinancesוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטָ֗יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20Hehas not dealtעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213thusכֵ֨ן׀khenH3651with anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605nationגּ֗וֹיGoyH1471;And as for His ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941, they havenot knownיְדָע֗וּםye.da.'UmH3045them.Praiseהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984the Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050!

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

Commentaries on Psalms 147