1 Praise the Lord!For it is good to sing praises to our God;for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenheartedand binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars;he gives to all of them their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
6 The Lord lifts up the humble;he casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;make melody to our God on the lyre!
8 He covers the heavens with clouds;he prepares rain for the earth;he makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives to the beasts their food,and to the young ravens that cry.
10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,in those who hope in his steadfast love.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates;he blesses your children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders;he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends out his command to the earth;his word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool;he scatters frost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends out his word, and melts them;he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
19 He declares his word to Jacob,his statutes and rules to Israel.
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;they do not know his rules. Praise the Lord!