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

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

3 H e heals the broken hearted, and he binds up their wounds.

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

5 G reat is our Lord and of great power; his intelligence is infinite.

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

7 S ing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

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

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

10 H e 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 that fear him, in those that wait upon his mercy.

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

13 F or he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy sons within thee.

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

15 H e sends forth his word upon earth; his word runs very swiftly.

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

17 H e casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?

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

19 H e declares his words unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

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