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 the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.

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

The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel.

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

He heals the brokenhearted And 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; He gives names to all of them.

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

Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.

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

The Lord supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

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

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

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 provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

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

He gives to the beast its 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 does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not 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 favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

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

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your 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 your gates; He has blessed your sons within you.

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

He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you 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 command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

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

He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.

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

He casts forth His ice as fragments; 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 sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

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

He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to 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 thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the Lord!