The Bible in Basic English BBE
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1 Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
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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 building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
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The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all 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 great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
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Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
6 The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
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The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
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Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8 By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on 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 gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
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He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
10 He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes 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 The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
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the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
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Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
13 He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
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He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
14 He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
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He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
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He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
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He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
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He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
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He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
20 He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
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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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