1 P raise ye Jah! For good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely praise.

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

2 B uilding Jerusalem Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.

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

3 W ho is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

4 A ppointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.

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

5 G reat our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.

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

6 J ehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

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

7 A nswer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.

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

8 W ho is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up mountains,

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

9 G iving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

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

10 N ot in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

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

11 J ehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.

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

12 G lorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.

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

13 F or He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

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

14 W ho is making thy border peace, the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

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

15 W ho is sending forth His saying earth, Very speedily doth His word run.

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

16 W ho is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

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

17 C asting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

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

18 H e sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.

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

19 D eclaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.

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

20 H e hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!

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