147 Praise ye Hashem: for it is tov to sing praises unto Eloheinu; for it is na’im (pleasant); and tehillah is fitting.

² Hashem is the Boneh Yerushalayim (builder of Jerusalem): He gathereth together the nidkhei Yisroel (the outcasts Of Israel, those of the Golus).

³ He is the Rofeh (healer) of the Shevurei-lev (broken in heart), binds up their wounds.

⁴ He determines the mispar of the kokhavim; He calleth them all by their shemot.

⁵ Gadol is Adoneinu, and of rav ko’ach; to His tevunah (understanding, intelligence) there is no mispar (number, limit).

⁶ Hashem lifteth up the anavim (meek ones, humble ones); He casteth the resha’im down to the ground.

⁷ Sing unto Hashem with todah; make music upon the kinnor (harp) unto Eloheinu:

⁸ Who covereth Shomayim with clouds, Who prepareth matar (rainfall) for ha’aretz, HaMatzemi’ach (Who maketh to spring up) the khatzir (grass) upon the harim (hills, mountains).

⁹ He giveth to the behemah her lechem, and to the bnei orev (young ravens) when they cry out.

¹⁰ He delighteth not in the gevurat hasus: He taketh not pleasure in the shokayim of an ish (legs of a man).

¹¹ Hashem taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His chesed.

¹² Praise Hashem, O Yerushalayim; praise thy G-d, O Tziyon.

¹³ For He hath strengthened the bars of thy she’arim (gates); He hath blessed thy banim within thee.

¹⁴ He granteth shalom within thy borders, and filleth thee with the chelev chittim (the finest of wheat).

¹⁵ He sendeth forth His imrah (command) upon eretz: His Devar runneth swiftly.

¹⁶ He giveth sheleg (snow) like tzemer (wool); He scattereth the kfor (frost) like ashes.

¹⁷ He casteth down His kerach (ice) like crumbs: who can stand before His cold?

¹⁸ He sendeth out His Devar, and melteth them: He causeth His ruach to blow, and the mayim to flow.

¹⁹ He declareth His Devar unto Ya’akov, His chukkot and His mishpatim unto Yisroel.

²⁰ He hath not dealt so with any Goy (nation): and as for His mishpatim, they have not known them. Praise ye Hashem.