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1 Praise the LORD ! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!
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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 The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
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The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He counts the stars and calls them all by name.
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He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
5 How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!
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Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
6 The LORD supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
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The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing out your thanks to the LORD ; sing praises to our God with a harp.
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Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8 He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
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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 wild animals and feeds 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 pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might.
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His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 No, the LORD ’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
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Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls.
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He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
14 He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with 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 orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies!
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He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
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He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
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He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel.
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He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
20 He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the LORD !
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He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws.Praise the LORD.
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