[1] Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. [2] The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. [3] He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. [4] He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names. [5] Great is our Lord and great in power; His understanding is without measure. [6] The LORD lifts up the meek; He casts the wicked down to the ground. [7] Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: [8] who covers the heaven with clouds, who provides rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains. [9] He gives food to the animals and to the young ravens that chirp. [10] He delights not in the strength of the horse, nor does He take pleasure in the legs of a man, [11] but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy. [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 children within you. [14] He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest of the wheat. [15] He sends forth His commandment on the earth; His word goes out swiftly. [16] He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes; [17] He casts forth His ice like morsels; who can stand before His cold? [18] He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters flow. [19] He shows His word to Jacob, and His statutes and His judgments to Israel. [20] He has not dealt so with any other nation; they have not known His judgments. Praise the LORD!
