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Psalm 146

An exhortation to praise God for his benefits.

Does this psalm differ from what you were expecting? Don't be confused. There are two systems for arranging the psalms: the Septuagint and the Masoretic. We use the Septuagint system here. In the Masoretic system, which is used in many popular Bible translations, the psalm below is combined with the next psalm to form Psalm 147.

English (Douay-Rheims)

1 Alleluia.

Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.
2 The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3 Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises.
4 Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.
6 The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground.
7 Sing ye to the Lord with praise: sing to our God upon the harp.
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth. Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, and herbs for the service of men.
9 Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.
10 He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: and in them that hope in his mercy.

Latin (Clementine Vulgate)

1 Alleluja.

Laudate Dominum, quoniam bonus est psalmus;
Deo nostro sit jucunda, decoraque laudatio.
2 Ædificans Jerusalem Dominus,
dispersiones Israëlis congregabit:
3 qui sanat contritos corde,
et alligat contritiones eorum;
4 qui numerat multitudinem stellarum,
et omnibus eis nomina vocat.
5 Magnus Dominus noster, et magna virtus ejus,
et sapientiæ ejus non est numerus.
6 Suscipiens mansuetos Dominus;
humilians autem peccatores usque ad terram.
7 Præcinite Domino in confessione;
psallite Deo nostro in cithara.
8 Qui operit cælum nubibus,
et parat terræ pluviam;
qui producit in montibus fœnum,
et herbam servituti hominum;
9 qui dat jumentis escam ipsorum,
et pullis corvorum invocantibus eum.
10 Non in fortitudine equi voluntatem habebit,
nec in tibiis viri beneplacitum erit ei.
11 Beneplacitum est Domino super timentes eum,
et in eis qui sperant super misericordia ejus.
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