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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth 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 understanding is infinite.

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

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

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 covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh 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 giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

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

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not 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 taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in 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 hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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