- 1. Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
- 2. The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
- 3. He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
- 4. He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
- 5. Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
- 6. The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
- 7. Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
- 8. By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.
- 9. He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
- 10. He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
- 11. The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
- 12. Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
- 13. He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
- 14. He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
- 15. He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
- 16. He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
- 17. He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
- 18. At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
- 19. He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
- 20. He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
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