• 1. Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.
  • 2. Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
  • 3. He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
  • 4. He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by [their] names.
  • 5. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
  • 6. Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
  • 7. Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
  • 8. Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
  • 9. He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.
  • 10. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
  • 11. Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
  • 12. Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
  • 13. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
  • 14. He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
  • 15. He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
  • 16. He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
  • 17. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?
  • 18. He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
  • 19. He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
  • 20. He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.