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 Jah! For good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely praise.

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

Building Jerusalem Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.

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

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

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

Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.

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

Great our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.

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

Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

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

Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.

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

Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up mountains,

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

Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

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

Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

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

Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.

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

Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, 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 did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

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

Who is making thy border peace, the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

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

Who is sending forth His saying earth, Very speedily doth His word run.

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

Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

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

Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

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

He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.

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

Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments 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 hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!