Christian Standard Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely. | 1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming. |
2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; he gathers Israel's exiled people. | 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. |
3He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. |
4He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them. | 4He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. |
5Our Lord is great, vast in power; his understanding is infinite. | 5Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite. |
6The LORD helps the oppressed but brings the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground. |
7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God, | 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre, |
8who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills. | 8Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. |
9He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens, what they cry for. | 9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry. |
10He is not impressed by the strength of a horse; he does not value the power of a warrior. | 10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. |
11The LORD values those who fear him, those who put their hope in his faithful love. | 11The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. |
12Exalt the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion! | 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! |
13For he strengthens the bars of your city gates and blesses your children within you. | 13For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you. |
14He endows your territory with prosperity; he satisfies you with the finest wheat. | 14He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat. |
15He sends his command throughout the earth; his word runs swiftly. | 15He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. |
16He spreads snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes; | 16He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. |
17he throws his hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand his cold? | 17He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold? |
18He sends his word and melts them; he unleashes his winds, and the water flows. | 18He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow. |
19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel. | 19He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. |
20He has not done this for every nation; they do not know his judgments. Hallelujah! | 20He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the LORD! |
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