1Praise 2the LORD! For ait is good to sing praises to our God; For 3it is pleasant and praise is bbecoming.
2The LORD abuilds up Jerusalem; He bgathers the outcasts of Israel.
3He heals the abrokenhearted And bbinds up their 1wounds.
4He acounts the number of the stars; He 1 bgives names to all of them.
5aGreat is our Lord and abundant in strength; His bunderstanding is 1infinite.
6The LORD 1 asupports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.
7aSing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,
8Who acovers the heavens with clouds, Who bprovides rain for the earth, Who cmakes grass to 1grow on the mountains.
9He agives to the beast its food, And to the byoung ravens which cry.
10He does not delight in the strength of the ahorse; He bdoes not take pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The LORD afavors those who fear Him, bThose who wait for His lovingkindness.
12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13For He has strengthened the abars of your gates; He has bblessed your sons within you.
14He amakes 1peace in your borders; He bsatisfies you with cthe 2finest of the wheat.
15He sends forth His acommand to the earth; His bword runs very swiftly.
16He gives asnow like wool; He scatters the bfrost like ashes.
17He casts forth His aice as fragments; Who can stand before His bcold?
18He asends forth His word and melts them; He bcauses His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
19He adeclares His words to Jacob, His bstatutes and His ordinances to Israel.
20He ahas not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have bnot known them. 1Praise 2the LORD!