1 P raise 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 doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

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

4 H e 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 infinite.

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

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

8 W ho covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

9 H e giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

10 H e delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 T he Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

12 P raise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

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

14 H e maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

15 H e sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

16 H e giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

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

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

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

20 H e hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.