American Standard Version ASV
New International Version NIV
1 Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.
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Praise the LORD.How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
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The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by [their] names.
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He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
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Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
6 Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
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The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
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