[1] Praise the LORD! It is good to sing praises to our God; it is good and pleasant to praise him. [2] The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; he brings back the captured Israelites. [3] He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. [4] He counts the stars and names each one. [5] Our Lord is great and very powerful. There is no limit to what he knows. [6] The LORD defends the humble, but he throws the wicked to the ground. [7] Sing praises to the LORD; praise our God with harps. [8] He fills the sky with clouds and sends rain to the earth and makes grass grow on the hills. [9] He gives food to cattle and to the little birds that call. [10] He is not impressed with the strength of a horse or with human might. [11] The LORD is pleased with those who respect him, with those who trust his love. [12] Jerusalem, praise the LORD; Jerusalem, praise your God. [13] He makes your city gates strong and blesses your children inside. [14] He brings peace to your country and fills you with the finest grain. [15] He gives a command to the earth, and it quickly obeys him. [16] He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. [17] He throws down hail like rocks. No one can stand the cold he sends. [18] Then he gives a command, and it melts. He sends the breezes, and the waters flow. [19] He gave his word to Jacob, his laws and demands to Israel. [20] He didn't do this for any other nation. They don't know his laws. Praise the LORD!
