[1] Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God, for He is gracious and lovely; praise is becoming and appropriate. [2] The Lord is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering together the exiles of Israel. [3] He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]. [4] He determines and counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names. [5] Great is our Lord and of great power; His understanding is inexhaustible and boundless. [6] The Lord lifts up the humble and downtrodden; He casts the wicked down to the ground. [7] Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises with the harp or the lyre to our God!- [8] Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. [9] He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens that for which they cry. [10] He delights not in the strength of the horse, nor does He take pleasure in the legs of a man. [11] The Lord takes pleasure in those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy and loving-kindness. [12] Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! [13] For He has strengthened and made hard the bars of your gates, and He has blessed your children within you. [14] He makes peace in your borders; He fills you with the finest of the wheat. [15] He sends forth His commandment to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. [16] He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool; He scatters the hoarfrost like ashes. [17] He casts forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold? [18] He sends out His word, and melts [ice and snow]; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. [19] He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. [20] He has not dealt so with any [other] nation; they have not known (understood, appreciated, given heed to, and cherished) His ordinances. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
