¹Praise the LORD ,

for it is good to sing praises to our God ;

for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him .

²The LORD builds up Jerusalem .

He gathers together the outcasts of Israel .

³He heals the broken in heart ,

and binds up their wounds .

⁴He counts the number of the stars .

He calls them all by their names .

⁵Great is our Lord, and mighty in power .

His understanding is infinite .

⁶The LORD upholds the humble .

He brings the wicked down to the ground.

⁷Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving .

Sing praises on the harp to our God ,

⁸who covers the sky with clouds ,

who prepares rain for the earth ,

who makes grass grow on the mountains .

⁹He provides food for the livestock,

and for the young ravens when they call .

¹⁰He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse .

He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹¹The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him ,

in those who hope in his loving kindness .

¹²Praise the LORD , Jerusalem !

Praise your God , Zion !

¹³For he has strengthened the bars of your gates .

He has blessed your children within you .

¹⁴He makes peace in your borders .

He fills you with the finest of the wheat .

¹⁵He sends out his commandment to the earth.

His word runs very swiftly .

¹⁶He gives snow like wool ,

and scatters frost like ashes.

¹⁷He hurls down his hail like pebbles.

Who can stand before his cold ?

¹⁸He sends out his word , and melts them .

He causes his wind to blow , and the waters flow .

¹⁹He shows his word to Jacob ,

his statutes and his ordinances to Israel .

²⁰He has not done this for just any nation .

They don’t know his ordinances .

Praise the LORD !