The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Halleluyah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! How sweet, how fitting to praise him!
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Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.
2 ADONAI is rebuilding Yerushalayim, gathering the dispersed of Isra'el.
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The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
4 He determines how many stars there are and calls them all by name.
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He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
5 Our Lord is great, his power is vast, his wisdom beyond all telling.
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Great is our Lord, and great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
6 ADONAI sustains the humble but brings the wicked down to the ground.
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The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
7 Sing to ADONAI with thanks, sing praises on the lyre to our God.
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Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
8 He veils the sky with clouds; he provides the earth with rain; he makes grass grow on the hills;
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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.
9 he gives food to the animals, even to the young ravens when they cry.
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He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
10 He takes no delight in the strength of a horse, no pleasure in a runner's speed.
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He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 ADONAI takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his grace.
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The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
12 Glorify ADONAI, Yerushalayim! Praise your God, Tziyon!
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Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses your children within you,
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He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.
14 he brings peace within your borders, he gives you your fill of the finest wheat.
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He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.
15 He sends his word out over the earth, his command runs swiftly.
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He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.
16 Thus he gives snow like wool, scatters hoarfrost like ashes,
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He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
17 sends crystals of ice like crumbs of bread -who can withstand such cold?
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He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
18 Then he sends his word out and melts them; he makes the winds blow, and the water flows.
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At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.
19 He reveals his words to Ya'akov, his laws and rulings to Isra'el.
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He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions.
20 He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his rulings. Halleluyah!
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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.
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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