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Psalms 147

20 aligned verses; 20 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse YLT Young's Literal Translation BSB Berean Standard Bible
Praise ye Jah ! For ` it is ' good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely `is' praise .
Hallelujah ! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Building Jerusalem `is' Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth .
The LORD builds up Jerusalem ; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs .
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds .
Appointing the number of the stars , To all them He giveth names .
He determines the number of the stars ; He calls them each by name .
Great ` is ' our Lord, and abundant in power , Of His understanding there is no narration .
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power ; His understanding has no limit .
Jehovah is causing the meek to stand , Making low the wicked unto the earth .
The LORD sustains the humble , but casts the wicked to the ground .
Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving , Sing ye to our God with a harp.
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving ; make music on the harp to our God ,
Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain , Who is causing grass to spring up ` on ' mountains,
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
He provides food for the animals , and for the young ravens when they call.
Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased .
He does not delight in the strength of the horse ; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness .
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion .
Glorify , O Jerusalem , Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion .
Exalt the LORD , O Jerusalem ; praise your God, O Zion !
For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates , He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst .
For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you .
Who is making thy border peace , ` With ' the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee .
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
Who is sending forth His saying `on' earth , Very speedily doth His word run .
He sends forth His command to the earth ; His word runs swiftly .
Who is giving snow like wool , Hoar- frost as ashes He scattereth.
He spreads the snow like wool ; He scatters the frost like ashes ;
Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand ?
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast ?
He sendeth forth His word and melteth them , He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.
He sends forth His word and melts them ; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
He hath not done so to any nation , As to judgments, they have not known them . Praise ye Jah !
He has done this for no other nation ; they do not know His judgments . Hallelujah !

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