| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. | 1Praise the LORD! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting! |
| 2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. | 2The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel. |
| 3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. |
| 4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. | 4He counts the stars and calls them all by name. |
| 5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. | 5How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension! |
| 6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. | 6The LORD supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust. |
| 7Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: | 7Sing out your thanks to the LORD; sing praises to our God with a harp. |
| 8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. | 8He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures. |
| 9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. | 9He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry. |
| 10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. | 10He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might. |
| 11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. | 11No, the LORD’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love. |
| 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. | 12Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! |
| 13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. | 13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls. |
| 14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. | 14He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat. |
| 15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. | 15He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies! |
| 16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. | 16He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes. |
| 17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? | 17He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold? |
| 18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. | 18Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws. |
| 19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. | 19He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel. |
| 20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. | 20He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the LORD! |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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