Psalms 147 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs King James Version

Psalms 147

¹It is wel plesaunt to the Lord on men that dreden hym; and in hem that hopen on his mercy.

²Jerusalem, herie thou the Lord; Syon, herie thou thi God.

³For he hath coumfortid the lockis of thi yatis; he hath blessid thi sones in thee.

⁴Which hath set thi coostis pees; and fillith thee with the fatnesse of wheete.

⁵Which sendith out his speche to the erthe; his word renneth swiftli.

⁶Which yyueth snow as wolle; spredith abrood a cloude as aische.

⁷He sendith his cristal as mussels; who schal suffre bifore the face of his cooldnesse?

⁸He schal sende out his word, and schal melte tho; his spirit schal blowe, and watris schulen flowe.

⁹Which tellith his word to Jacob; and hise riytfulnessis and domes to Israel. He dide not so to ech nacioun; and he schewide not hise domes to hem.

Psalms 147

¹Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

²The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

³He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

⁴He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

⁵Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

⁶The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

⁷Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

⁸Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

⁹He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹¹The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

¹³For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

¹⁴He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

¹⁵He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

¹⁶He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

¹⁷He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

¹⁸He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

¹⁹He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

²⁰He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.