Psalm 147
1Praise the Lord.
How good it is to sing praises to our God!
How pleasant and right it is to praise him!
2The Lord builds up Jerusalem.
He gathers the scattered people of Israel.
3He heals those who have broken hearts.
He takes care of their wounds.
4He decides how many stars there should be.
He gives each one of them a name.
5Great is our Lord. His power is mighty.
There is no limit to his understanding.
6The Lord gives strength to those who aren’t proud.
But he throws evil people down to the ground.
7Sing to the Lord and give him grateful praise.
Make music to our God on the harp.
8He covers the sky with clouds.
He supplies the earth with rain.
He makes grass grow on the hills.
9He provides food for the cattle.
He provides for the young ravens when they cry out.
10He doesn’t take pleasure in the strength of horses.
He doesn’t take delight in the strong legs of warriors.
11The Lord takes delight in those who have respect for him.
They put their hope in his faithful love.
12Jerusalem, praise the Lord.
Zion, praise your God.
13He makes the metal bars of your gates stronger.
He blesses the people who live inside you.
14He keeps your borders safe and secure.
He satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15He sends his command to the earth.
His word arrives there quickly.
16He spreads the snow like wool.
He scatters the frost like ashes.
17He throws down his hail like pebbles.
No one can stand his icy blast.
18He gives his command, and the ice melts.
He stirs up his winds, and the waters flow.
19He has made his word known to the people of Jacob.
He has made his laws and rules known to Israel.
20He hasn’t done that for any other nation.
They don’t know his laws.
Praise the Lord.
Dwom 147
1Monkamfo Awurade.
Eye sɛ wɔto ayeyi nnwom ma yɛn Nyankopɔn,
ɛyɛ fɛ na ɛfata dodo sɛ wɔkamfo no!
2Awurade kyekyere Yerusalem;
Ɔboaboa Israel nnommum ano.
3Ɔsa wɔn a wɔn koma abotow no yare,
na ɔkyekyere wɔn akuru.
4Ɔkyerɛ nsoromma dodow a ɛwɔ hɔ,
na ɔde obiara din frɛ no.
5Yɛn Awurade so, na ne tumi yɛ kɛse;
yɛrente nʼase nwie.
6Awurade wowaw ahobrɛasefo
na ɔtotow amumɔyɛfo hwehwe fam.
7Monto aseda nnwom mma Awurade.
Momfa sanku nto dwom mma yɛn Nyankopɔn.
8Ɔde omununkum kata ɔsoro ani;
ɔma asase osu
ma sare nyin wɔ nkoko so.
9Ɔma anantwi aduan,
na sɛ kwaakwaadabimma su a, ɔma wɔn aduan.
10Ɛnyɛ ɔpɔnkɔ ahoɔden na nʼani sɔ
na ɛnyɛ onipa ahoɔden nso.
11Na mmom, Awurade ani sɔ nnipa a wosuro no,
wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho to nʼadɔe a ɛnsa da no so no.
12Momma Awurade so, Yerusalem;
kamfo wo Nyankopɔn, Sion,
13ɔma wʼapon akyi adaban yɛ den,
na ohyira wo nkurɔfo a wɔte wo mu.
14Ɔma wʼahye so dwo,
na ɔde awi ankasa ma wo.
15Ɔsoma nʼahyɛde kɔ asase so;
nʼasɛm tu mmirika ntɛm so.
16Ɔtrɛw sukyerɛmma mu sɛ oguan ho nwi,
na ɔpete obosu sukyerɛmma sɛ nsõ.
17Ɔtotow mparuwbo gu fam sɛ mmosea.
Hena na obetumi agyina nʼawɔw dennen no ano?
18Ɔsoma nʼasɛm no ma ɛnan no;
ɔhwanyan ne mframa, na nsu sen.
19Wada nʼasɛm adi akyerɛ Yakob,
ne mmara ne ɔhyɛ nsɛm akyerɛ Israel.
20Ɔnyɛɛ eyi maa ɔman foforo biara ɛ;
wonnim ne mmara.
Monkamfo Awurade!
