1 P raise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasing and praise is right.

2 T he Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He gathers those of Israel who had been taken away.

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

He heals those who have a broken heart. He heals their sorrows.

4 H e telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

He knows 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 infinite.

Great is our Lord, and great in power. His understanding has no end.

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

The Lord lifts up those who are suffering, and He brings the sinful down to the ground.

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

Sing to the Lord with thanks. Sing praises to our God on the harp.

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

He covers the heavens with clouds. He gives rain for the earth. He makes grass grow on the mountains.

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

He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens that cry.

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

His joy is not in the strength of a horse. He does not find joy in the legs of a man.

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

But the Lord favors those who fear Him and those who wait for His loving-kindness.

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

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

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

For He has made your gates strong. He has made good come to your children within you.

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

He makes peace within your walls. He fills you with the best grain.

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

He sends His Word to the earth. And His Word runs fast.

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

He gives snow like wool. He spreads ice like ashes.

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

He throws down His ice as hail stones. 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.

He sends out His Word and melts them. He makes His wind blow and the waters flow.

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

He speaks His Word to Jacob, and His Law to 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.

He has not done this with any other nation. They do not know His Law. Praise the Lord!