• 1. Prayse ye the Lorde, for it is good to sing vnto our God: for it is a pleasant thing, and praise is comely.
  • 2. The Lord doth builde vp Ierusalem, and gather together the dispersed of Israel.
  • 3. He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth vp their sores.
  • 4. He counteth the nomber of the starres, and calleth them all by their names.
  • 5. Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdome is infinite.
  • 6. The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.
  • 7. Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
  • 8. Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
  • 9. Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
  • 10. He hath not pleasure in the strength of an horse, neither delighteth he in the legs of man.
  • 11. But the Lorde deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
  • 12. Prayse the Lorde, O Ierusalem: prayse thy God, O Zion.
  • 13. For he hath made the barres of thy gates strong, and hath blessed thy children within thee.
  • 14. He setteth peace in thy borders, and satisfieth thee with the floure of wheate.
  • 15. He sendeth foorth his commaundement vpon earth, and his worde runneth very swiftly.
  • 16. He giueth snowe like wooll, and scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
  • 17. He casteth foorth his yce like morsels: who can abide the colde thereof?
  • 18. He sendeth his worde and melteth them: he causeth his winde to blowe, and the waters flowe.
  • 19. He sheweth his word vnto Iaakob, his statutes and his iudgements vnto Israel.
  • 20. He hath not dealt so with euery nation, neither haue they knowen his iudgements. Prayse ye the Lord.