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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.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
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Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
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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He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass 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 food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
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the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
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Extol 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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He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
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He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
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He sends his command to 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 the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
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 stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
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He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees 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 done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws.Praise the LORD.
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