[1] Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him! [2] The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel. [3] He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. [4] He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name. [5] Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit. [6] The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground. [7] Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God, [8] who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills. [9] He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call. [10] He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. [11] The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion. [12] Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion! [13] For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you. [14] He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat. [15] He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly. [16] He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes; [17] He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast? [18] He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow. [19] He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. [20] He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
