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Psalm 147 in Hebrew and English

20 verses, about 2 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

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

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

בּוֹנֵה יְרוּשָׁלִַם יְהוָה נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יְכַנֵּֽס׃

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

הָרֹפֵא לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב וּמְחַבֵּשׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃

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

מוֹנֶה מִסְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִים לְכֻלָּם שֵׁמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃

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

גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵינוּ וְרַב־כֹּחַ לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃

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

מְעוֹדֵד עֲנָוִים יְהוָה מַשְׁפִּיל רְשָׁעִים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

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

עֱנוּ לַיהוָה בְּתוֹדָה זַמְּרוּ לֵאלֹהֵינוּ בְכִנּֽוֹר׃

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

הַמְכַסֶּה שָׁמַיִם בְּעָבִים הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר הַמַּצְמִיחַ הָרִים חָצִֽיר׃

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

נוֹתֵן לִבְהֵמָה לַחְמָהּ לִבְנֵי עֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָֽאוּ׃

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

לֹא בִגְבוּרַת הַסּוּס יֶחְפָּץ לֹא־בְשׁוֹקֵי הָאִישׁ יִרְצֶֽה׃

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

רוֹצֶה יְהוָה אֶת־יְרֵאָיו אֶת־הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃

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

שַׁבְּחִי יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־יְהוָה הַלְלִי אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּֽוֹן׃

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

כִּי־חִזַּק בְּרִיחֵי שְׁעָרָיִךְ בֵּרַךְ בָּנַיִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃

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

הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵךְ שָׁלוֹם חֵלֶב חִטִּים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃

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

הַשֹּׁלֵחַ אִמְרָתוֹ אָרֶץ עַד־מְהֵרָה יָרוּץ דְּבָרֽוֹ׃

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

הַנֹּתֵן שֶׁלֶג כַּצָּמֶר כְּפוֹר כָּאֵפֶר יְפַזֵּֽר׃

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

מַשְׁלִיךְ קַרְחוֹ כְפִתִּים לִפְנֵי קָרָתוֹ מִי יַעֲמֹֽד׃

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

יִשְׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ וְיַמְסֵם יַשֵּׁב רוּחוֹ יִזְּלוּ־מָֽיִם׃

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

מַגִּיד דְּבָרָיו לְיַעֲקֹב חֻקָּיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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

לֹא עָשָׂה כֵן לְכָל־גּוֹי וּמִשְׁפָּטִים בַּל־יְדָעוּם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

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

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 30 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Shabbat
  • Part of the closing psalms of praise
  • 20 verses, 141 words, about 2 minutes to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 147 have?

Psalm 147 has 20 verses and 141 words.

On which day is Psalm 147 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 30 of the Hebrew month (in a month of 29 days, on day 29, so the whole book is read every month), and in the weekly cycle on Shabbat.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 147?

Psalm 147 has no heading in the Hebrew text. It opens straight into its first verse.

How long does it take to read Psalm 147?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.