Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 147:1-11

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.

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