1 P raise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.

2 T he Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel.

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

4 H e counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.

5 G reat is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.

6 T he Lord supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

7 S ing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

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

9 H e gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.

10 H e does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 T he Lord favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

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

13 F or He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you.

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

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

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

17 H e casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?

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

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

20 H e has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the Lord!