The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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1 Halleluyah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! How sweet, how fitting to praise him!
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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 ADONAI is rebuilding Yerushalayim, gathering the dispersed of Isra'el.
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The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines how many stars there are and calls them all by name.
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He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
5 Our Lord is great, his power is vast, his wisdom beyond all telling.
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Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
6 ADONAI sustains the humble but brings the wicked down to the ground.
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The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to ADONAI with thanks, sing praises on the lyre to our God.
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Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8 He veils the sky with clouds; he provides the earth with rain; he makes grass grow on the hills;
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He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 he gives food to the animals, even to the young ravens when they cry.
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He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He takes no delight in the strength of a horse, no pleasure in a runner's speed.
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His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 ADONAI takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his grace.
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the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 Glorify ADONAI, Yerushalayim! Praise your God, Tziyon!
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Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses your children within you,
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He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
14 he brings peace within your borders, he gives you your fill of the finest wheat.
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He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 He sends his word out over the earth, his command runs swiftly.
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He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 Thus he gives snow like wool, scatters hoarfrost like ashes,
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He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 sends crystals of ice like crumbs of bread -who can withstand such cold?
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 Then he sends his word out and melts them; he makes the winds blow, and the water flows.
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He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 He reveals his words to Ya'akov, his laws and rulings to Isra'el.
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He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
20 He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his rulings. Halleluyah!
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He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws.Praise the LORD.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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