| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely. | 1Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! |
| 2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers Israel's exiled people. | 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 counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. | 4He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. |
| 5Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite. | 5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. |
| 6The LORD helps the afflicted but brings the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. |
| 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God, | 7Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp. |
| 8who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills. | 8He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. |
| 9He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens, what they cry for. | 9He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. |
| 10He is not impressed by the strength of a horse; He does not value the power of a man. | 10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; |
| 11The LORD values those who fear Him, those who put their hope in His faithful love. | 11the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. |
| 12Exalt the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion! | 12Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion. |
| 13For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your children within you. | 13He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. |
| 14He endows your territory with prosperity; He satisfies you with the finest wheat. | 14He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat. |
| 15He sends His command throughout the earth; His word runs swiftly. | 15He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. |
| 16He spreads snow like wool; He scatters frost like ashes; | 16He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. |
| 17He throws His hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand His cold? | 17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast? |
| 18He sends His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, 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 judgments to Israel. | 19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel. |
| 20He has not done this for any nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah! | 20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD. |
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