1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our
God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the
outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by
their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is
infinite.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to
the ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the
harp unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for
the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which
cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not
pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that
hope in his mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath
blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the
finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth
very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like
ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before
his cold?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind
to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments
unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his
judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
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