1 For it is good to sing praises to our God; Forc Or He is graciousit is pleasant and praise is becoming. | |
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. | |
3 a Or Hallelujah!Praiseb Heb Yahthe LORD! | |
3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up theird Lit sorrowswounds. | |
4 He counts the number of the stars; Hee Or calls them all by their namesgives names to all of them. | |
5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding isf Lit innumerableinfinite. | |
6 The LORDg Or relievessupports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground. | |
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre, | |
8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass toh Lit spring forthgrow on the mountains. | |
9 He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry. | |
10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. | |
11 The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. | |
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! | |
13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you. | |
14 He makesi Lit your borders peacepeace in your borders; He satisfies you with thej Lit fatfinest of the wheat. | |
15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. | |
16 He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. | |
17 He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold? | |
18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow. | |
19 He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. | |
20 He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. k Or Hallelujah!Praisel Heb Yahthe LORD! | |