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

Praise 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 those of Israel who had been taken away.

The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel.

3 H e heals those who have a broken heart. He heals their sorrows.

He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

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

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

5 G reat is our Lord, and great in power. His understanding has no end.

Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.

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

The Lord supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

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

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

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

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

9 H e gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens that cry.

He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.

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

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

11 B ut the Lord favors those who fear Him and those who wait for His loving-kindness.

The Lord favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

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

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

13 F or He has made your gates strong. He has made good come to your children within you.

For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you.

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

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

15 H e sends His Word to the earth. And His Word runs fast.

He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

16 H e gives snow like wool. He spreads ice like ashes.

He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.

17 H e throws down His ice as hail stones. Who can stand before His cold?

He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?

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

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

19 H e speaks His Word to Jacob, and His Law to Israel.

He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

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

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