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- 1 Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
- 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 mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
- 6 The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
- 7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
- 8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
- 9 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
- 10 He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
- 11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
- 12 Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, 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. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
- 15 He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
- 16 He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
- 17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. 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, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
- 20 He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!