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Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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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Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely.
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
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The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers Israel's exiled people.
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 counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
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Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite.
6 Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
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The Lord helps the afflicted but brings the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
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Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God,
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
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who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.
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He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens, what they cry for.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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He is not impressed by the strength of a horse; He does not value the power of a man.
11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
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The Lord values those who fear Him, those who put their hope in His faithful love.
12 Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
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Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion!
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
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For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your children within you.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
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He endows your territory with prosperity; He satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
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He sends His command throughout the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
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He spreads snow like wool; He scatters frost like ashes;
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?
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He throws His hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand His cold?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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He sends His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
19 He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
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He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.
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He has not done this for any nation; they do not know [His] judgments. Hallelujah!
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