147:1

הַלְלוּ יָהּ כִּי־טוֹב זַמְּרָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּי־נָעִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּה׃

Hallelujah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

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147:2

בּוֹנֵה יְרוּשָׁלִַם יְהוָה נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֵּס׃

The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;

147:3

הָרֹפֵא לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב וּמְחַבֵּשׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָם׃

Who healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

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147:4

מוֹנֶה מִסְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִים לְכֻלָּם שֵׁמוֹת יִקְרָא׃

He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.

147:5

גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵינוּ וְרַב־כֹּחַ לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּר׃

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

147:6

מְעוֹדֵד עֲנָוִים יְהוָה מַשְׁפִּיל רְשָׁעִים עֲדֵי־אָרֶץ׃

The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

147:7

עֱנוּ לַיהוָה בְּתוֹדָה זַמְּרוּ לֵאלֹהֵינוּ בְכִנּוֹר׃

Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, Sing praises upon the harp unto our God;

147:8

הַמְכַסֶּה שָׁמַיִם בְּעָבִים הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר הַמַּצְמִיחַ הָרִים חָצִיר׃

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.

147:9

נוֹתֵן לִבְהֵמָה לַחְמָהּ לִבְנֵי עֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאוּ׃

He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry.

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147:10

לֹא בִגְבוּרַת הַסּוּס יֶחְפָּץ לֹא־בְשׁוֹקֵי הָאִישׁ יִרְצֶה׃

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

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147:11

רוֹצֶה יְהוָה אֶת־יְרֵאָיו אֶת־הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ׃

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, In those that wait for His mercy.

147:12

שַׁבְּחִי יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־יְהוָה הַלְלִי אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּוֹן׃

Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.

147:13

כִּי־חִזַּק בְּרִיחֵי שְׁעָרָיִךְ בֵּרַךְ בָּנַיִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּךְ׃

For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.

147:14

הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵךְ שָׁלוֹם חֵלֶב חִטִּים יַשְׂבִּיעֵךְ׃

He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.

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147:15

הַשֹּׁלֵחַ אִמְרָתוֹ אָרֶץ עַד־מְהֵרָה יָרוּץ דְּבָרוֹ׃

He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.

147:16

הַנֹּתֵן שֶׁלֶג כַּצָּמֶר כְּפוֹר כָּאֵפֶר יְפַזֵּר׃

He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

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147:17

מַשְׁלִיךְ קַרְחוֹ כְפִתִּים לִפְנֵי קָרָתוֹ מִי יַעֲמֹד׃

He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; Who can stand before His cold?

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147:18

יִשְׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ וְיַמְסֵם יַשֵּׁב רוּחוֹ יִזְּלוּ־מָיִם׃

He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

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147:19

מַגִּיד דברו [דְּבָרָיו] לְיַעֲקֹב חֻקָּיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו לְיִשְׂרָאֵל׃

He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.

147:20

לֹא עָשָׂה כֵן לְכָל־גּוֹי וּמִשְׁפָּטִים בַּל־יְדָעוּם הַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃

He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.