147:1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion.
Alleluja. Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum; lauda Deum tuum, Sion.

147:2 Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates: he hath blessed thy children within thee.
Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum; benedixit filiis tuis in te.

147:3 Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.
Qui posuit fines tuos pacem, et adipe frumenti satiat te.

147:4 Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly.
Qui emittit eloquium suum terræ: velociter currit sermo ejus.

147:5 Who giveth snow like wool; who scattereth mist like ashes.
Qui dat nivem sicut lanam; nebulam sicut cinerem spargit.

147:6 He sendeth his chrystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?
Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas: ante faciem frigoris ejus quis sustinebit?

147:7 He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.
Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea; flabit spiritus ejus, et fluent aquæ.

147:8 Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.
Qui annuntiat verbum suum Jacob, justitias et judicia sua Israël.

147:9 He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.
Non fecit taliter omni nationi, et judicia sua non manifestavit eis. Alleluja.