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| 1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. | 1Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! |
| 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. | 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. |
| 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. |
| 4He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. | 4He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. |
| 5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. | 5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. |
| 6The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. |
| 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! | 7Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp. |
| 8He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. | 8He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. |
| 9He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. | 9He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. |
| 10His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, | 10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; |
| 11but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. | 11the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. |
| 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! | 12Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion. |
| 13For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you. | 13He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. |
| 14He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat. | 14He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat. |
| 15He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. | 15He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. |
| 16He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes. | 16He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. |
| 17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? | 17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast? |
| 18He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow. | 18He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow. |
| 19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel. | 19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel. |
| 20He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the LORD! | 20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD. |
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