1 Praise the Lord!It is good to sing praise to our God;it is pleasant and right to praise him.
2 The Lord is restoring Jerusalem;he is bringing back the exiles.
3 He heals the broken-heartedand bandages their wounds.
4 He has decided the number of the starsand calls each one by name.
5 Great and mighty is our Lord;his wisdom cannot be measured.
6 He raises the humble,but crushes the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing hymns of praise to the Lord;play music on the harp to our God.
8 He spreads clouds over the sky;he provides rain for the earthand makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives animals their foodand feeds the young ravens when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in strong horses,nor his delight in brave soldiers;
11 but he takes pleasure in those who honour him,in those who trust in his constant love.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!Praise your God, O Zion!
13 He keeps your gates strong;he blesses your people.
14 He keeps your borders safeand satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15 He gives a command to the earth,and what he says is quickly done.
16 He spreads snow like a blanketand scatters frost like dust.
17 He sends hail like gravel;no one can endure the cold he sends!
18 Then he gives a command, and the ice melts;he sends the wind, and the water flows.
19 He gives his message to his people,his instructions and laws to Israel.
20 He has not done this for other nations;they do not know his laws.Praise the Lord!