1 P raise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God, for He is gracious and lovely; praise is becoming and appropriate.

¶ Halelu-JAH: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for praise is pleasant and beautiful.

2 T he Lord is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering together the exiles of Israel.

The LORD, he who builds up Jerusalem; shall gather together the outcasts of Israel.

3 H e heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

He heals the broken hearted, and he binds up their wounds.

4 H e determines and counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names.

He counts the number of the stars and calls them all by their names.

5 G reat is our Lord and of great power; His understanding is inexhaustible and boundless.

Great is our Lord and of great power; his intelligence is infinite.

6 T he Lord lifts up the humble and downtrodden; He casts the wicked down to the ground.

The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked down to the earth.

7 S ing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises with the harp or the lyre to our God!—

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

8 W ho covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

Who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares the rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.

9 H e gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens that for which they cry.

He who gives the beast his food and to the sons of the ravens which cry unto him.

10 H e delights not in the strength of the horse, nor does He take pleasure in the legs of a man.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 T he Lord takes pleasure in those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy and loving-kindness.

The LORD takes pleasure in those that fear him, in those that wait upon his mercy.

12 P raise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

¶ Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

13 F or He has strengthened and made hard the bars of your gates, and He has blessed your children within you.

For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy sons within thee.

14 H e makes peace in your borders; He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

He who makes peace to be thy borders shall fill thee with the finest of the wheat.

15 H e sends forth His commandment to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

He sends forth his word upon earth; his word runs very swiftly.

16 H e gives snow like wool; He scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.

He who gives snow like wool scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.

17 H e casts forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?

He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?

18 H e sends out His word, and melts; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

He shall send forth his word and melt them; his wind shall blow, and the waters shall flow.

19 H e declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

He declares his words unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

20 H e has not dealt so with any nation; they have not known (understood, appreciated, given heed to, and cherished) His ordinances. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

He has not dealt so with the other nations, which have not known his judgments. Halelu-JAH.