Salmos, 147

1. Louva, ó Jerusalém, ao Senhor, louva, ó Sião, ao teu Deus,

1. Alleluia! Praise Yahweh -- it is good to sing psalms to our God -- how pleasant to praise him.

2. porque reforçou os ferrolhos das tuas portas, abençoou os teus filhos (que habitam) dentro de ti;

2. Yahweh, Builder of Jerusalem! He gathers together the exiles of Israel,

3. pôs em paz as tuas fronteiras, da flor da farinha te sacia.

3. healing the broken-hearted and binding up their wounds;

4. É ele que envia as suas ordens à terra, a sua palavra corre velozmente.

4. he counts out the number of the stars, and gives each one of them a name.

5. É ele que faz cair a neve como lã, que espalha a geada como cinza.

5. Our Lord is great, all-powerful, his wisdom beyond all telling.

6. Atira o seu gelo como pedaços de pão; ante o seu frio congelam as águas.

6. Yahweh sustains the poor, and humbles the wicked to the ground.

7. Envia a sua palavra, e (logo) as derrete; faz soprar o seu vento, e (logo) as águas correm.

7. Sing to Yahweh in thanksgiving, play the harp for our God.

8. É ele que anunciou a sua palavra a Jacob, os seus estatutos e os seus preceitos a Israel.

8. He veils the sky with clouds, and provides the earth with rain, makes grass grow on the hills and plants for people to use,

9. Não fez assim a qualquer outra nação: não lhes manifestou os seus preceitos. Aleluia.

9. gives fodder to cattle and to young ravens when they cry.

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10. He takes no delight in the power of horses, no pleasure in human sturdiness;

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11. his pleasure is in those who fear him, in those who hope in his faithful love.

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12. Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem, Zion, praise your God.

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13. For he gives strength to the bars of your gates, he blesses your children within you,

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14. he maintains the peace of your frontiers, gives you your fill of finest wheat.

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15. He sends his word to the earth, his command runs quickly,

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16. he spreads the snow like flax, strews hoarfrost like ashes,

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17. he sends ice-crystals like breadcrumbs, and who can withstand that cold?

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18. When he sends his word it thaws them, when he makes his wind blow, the waters are unstopped.

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19. He reveals his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgements to Israel.

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20. For no other nation has he done this, no other has known his judgements.