Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 147

1Praise הַ֥לְלוּHa.luH1984Yahיָ֨הּ׀yahH3050: for it isgoodט֭וֹבTovH2896to sing praisesזַמְּרָ֣הza.me.RahH2167unto our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; for it ispleasantנָ֝עִיםNa.'imH5273; andpraiseתְהִלָּֽה׃te.hi.LahH8416is comelyנָאוָ֥הna.VahH5000.

2Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068doth build upבּוֹנֵ֣הbo.NehH1129Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֣םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:he gathereth togetherיְכַנֵּֽס׃ye.kha.NesH3664the outcastsH1760of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3He healethהָ֭רֹפֵאHa.ro.fe'H7495the brokenלִשְׁב֣וּרֵיlish.Vu.reiH7665in heartלֵ֑בLevH3820,and bindeth upוּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁu.me.cha.BeshH2280their woundsלְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃le.'a.tze.vo.TamH6094.

4He tellethמוֹנֶ֣הmo.NehH4487the numberמִ֭סְפָּרMis.porH4557of the starsלַכּוֹכָבִ֑יםla.ko.kha.VimH3556;he callethיִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'H7121them all by theirnamesשֵׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034.

5Greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419isour Lordאֲדוֹנֵ֣ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227powerכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581:his understandingלִ֝תְבוּנָת֗וֹlit.vu.na.ToH8394isinfiniteמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

6Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068lifteth upמְעוֹדֵ֣דme.'o.DedH5749the meekעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035:he castethH8213the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563downH8213to the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

7Singעֱנ֣וּ'e.NuH6030unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068with thanksgivingבְּתוֹדָ֑הbe.to.DahH8426;sing praiseזַמְּר֖וּza.me.RuH2167upon the harpבְכִנּֽוֹר׃ve.khi.NorH3658unto our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430:

8Who coverethהַֽמְכַסֶּ֬הham.kha.SehH3680the heavenשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064with cloudsבְּעָבִ֗יםbe.'a.VimH5645,who preparethהַמֵּכִ֣יןha.me.KhinH3559rainמָטָ֑רma.TarH4306for the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,who maketh grassחָצִֽיר׃cha.TzirH2682to growהַמַּצְמִ֖יחַha.matz.Mi.achH6779upon the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022.

9He givethנוֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to the beastלִבְהֵמָ֣הliv.he.MahH929his foodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899, andto the youngלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ravensעֹ֝רֵ֗ב'o.RevH6158which cryיִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uH7121.

10He delightethיֶחְפָּ֑ץyech.PatzH2654not in the strengthבִגְבוּרַ֣תvig.vu.RatH1369of the horseהַסּ֣וּסha.SusH5483:he taketh not pleasureיִרְצֶֽה׃yir.TzehH7521in the legsבְשׁוֹקֵ֖יve.sho.KeiH7785of a manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376.

11Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068taketh pleasureרוֹצֶ֣הro.TzehH7521in them that fearיְרֵאָ֑יוye.re.'AvH3373him, in those that hopeהַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥יםham.ya.cha.LimH3176in his mercyלְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃le.chas.DoH2617.

12Praiseשַׁבְּחִ֣יsha.be.ChiH7623Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,O Jerusalemיְ֭רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389;praiseהַֽלְלִ֖יha.LiH1984thy Godאֱלֹהַ֣יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,O Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

13For he hath strengthenedחִ֭זַּקChi.zakH2388the barsבְּרִיחֵ֣יbe.ri.CheiH1280of thy gatesשְׁעָרָ֑יִךְshe.'a.Ra.yikhH8179;he hath blessedבֵּרַ֖ךְbe.RakhH1288thy childrenבָּנַ֣יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121withinבְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃be.kir.BekhH7130thee.

14He makethהַשָּׂם־ha.som-H7760peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965inthy bordersגְּבוּלֵ֥ךְge.vu.LekhH1366, andfillethיַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃yas.bi.'EkhH7646thee with the finestחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2459of the wheatחִ֝טִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406.

15He sendeth forthהַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַha.sho.Le.achH7971his commandmentאִמְרָת֣וֹ'im.ra.ToH565uponearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:his wordדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697runnethיָר֥וּץya.RutzH7323very swiftlyמְ֝הֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120.

16He givethהַנֹּתֵ֣ןha.no.TenH5414snowשֶׁ֣לֶגShe.legH7950like woolכַּצָּ֑מֶרka.Tza.merH6785:he scatterethיְפַזֵּֽר׃ye.fa.ZerH6340the hoarfrostכְּ֝פ֗וֹרke.ForH3713like ashesכָּאֵ֥פֶרka.'E.ferH665.

17He casteth forthמַשְׁלִ֣יךְmash.LikhH7993his iceקַֽרְח֣וֹkar.ChoH7140like morselsכְפִתִּ֑יםkhe.fi.TimH6595:who can standיַעֲמֹֽד׃ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his coldקָ֝רָת֗וֹka.ra.ToH7135?

18He sendeth outיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971his wordדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.RoH1697,and meltethוְיַמְסֵ֑םve.yam.SemH4529them: he causeth his windר֝וּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307to blowיַשֵּׁ֥בya.ShevH5380, andthe watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325flowיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140.

19He shewethמַגִּ֣ידma.GidH5046his wordדְּבָרָ֣יוde.va.rovH1697unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,his statutesחֻקָּ֥יוchu.KavH2706and his judgmentsוּ֝מִשְׁפָּטָ֗יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941unto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20He hath not dealtעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213so with any nationגּ֗וֹיGoyH1471: and as for hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941,they have not known themיְדָע֗וּםye.da.'UmH3045.Halleluהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984jahיָֽהּ׃YahH3050.

Commentaries on Psalms 147