1 P raise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.

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

2 J ehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.

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

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

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

4 H e counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all.

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 infinite.

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

6 J ehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.

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

7 S ing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God:

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

8 W ho covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon 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 W ho giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.

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

10 H e delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not 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 J ehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.

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

12 L aud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.

13 F or he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;

For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

14 H e maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.

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

15 H e sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

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

16 H e giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes;

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

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

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

18 H e sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow—the waters flow.

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

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

Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.

20 H e hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah!

He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!