Den almægtige Gud
1Halleluja!
Det er godt at synge lovsange til Gud,
ja, det er herligt at prise hans magt.
2Herren genopbygger Jerusalem
og bringer de landflygtige hjem til Israel.
3Han heler de sønderbrudte hjerter,
læger de sår, de har fået.
4Herren satte stjernerne på himlen,
han har givet dem alle et navn.
5Han er stor og mægtig,
hans visdom er uden grænser.
6Herren rejser den ydmyge op
og kaster den onde i støvet.
7Syng takkesange for Herren,
spil på jeres harper for Gud.
8Han samler skyerne på himlen,
sender byger af regn ned på jorden,
så græs spirer frem på bakkerne.
9Han giver dyrene deres føde,
mætter den skrigende ravneunge.
10Han er ikke interesseret i stærke heste,
ikke imponeret af krigerens styrke.
11Han glæder sig over dem, der adlyder ham
og har tillid til hans trofaste omsorg.
12Jerusalems befolkning, pris Herren.
Zions indbyggere, lovsyng jeres Gud.
13Han beskytter byen mod fjenders angreb
og velsigner dens indbyggere.
14Han skaber fred i landet
og sørger for en rigelig høst.
15Han sender sit ord ud over jorden,
hans vilje bliver udført i hast.
16Han breder sneen ud som et tæppe,
spreder rimfrost på jorden som mel.
17Han kaster hagl som byger af småsten,
hvem kan holde stand mod den isnende kulde?
18På hans ord begynder isen at smelte,
når han ånder på den, pibler vandet frem.
19Han sendte sit ord til Israels folk,
gav dem sine forskrifter og lovbud.
20Han sendte det ikke til de andre folk,
de kender ikke hans love.
Halleluja!
Psalm 147
1Praise the Lord.147:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 20
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
2The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3He heals the broken-hearted
and binds up their wounds.
4He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
5Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.
6The Lord sustains the humble
but casts the wicked to the ground.
7Sing to the Lord with grateful praise;
make music to our God on the harp.
8He covers the sky with clouds;
he supplies the earth with rain
and makes grass grow on the hills.
9He provides food for the cattle
and for the young ravens when they call.
10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11the Lord delights in those who fear him,
who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion.
13He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your people within you.
14He grants peace to your borders
and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15He sends his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
16He spreads the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.
17He hurls down hail like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?
18He sends his word and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19He has revealed his word to Jacob,
his laws and decrees to Israel.
20He has done this for no other nation;
they do not know his laws.147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them
Praise the Lord.
