The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 Halleluyah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! How sweet, how fitting to praise him!
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Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
2 ADONAI is rebuilding Yerushalayim, gathering the dispersed of Isra'el.
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The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
4 He determines how many stars there are and calls them all by name.
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He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.
5 Our Lord is great, his power is vast, his wisdom beyond all telling.
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
6 ADONAI sustains the humble but brings the wicked down to the ground.
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The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing to ADONAI with thanks, sing praises on the lyre to our God.
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Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 He veils the sky with clouds; he provides the earth with rain; he makes grass grow on the hills;
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Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 he gives food to the animals, even to the young ravens when they cry.
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He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry.
10 He takes no delight in the strength of a horse, no pleasure in a runner's speed.
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He does not delight in the strength of the 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 those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.
12 Glorify ADONAI, Yerushalayim! Praise your God, Tziyon!
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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses your children within you,
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For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you.
14 he brings peace within your borders, he gives you your fill of the finest wheat.
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He makes peace in your borders, And fills you with the finest wheat.
15 He sends his word out over the earth, his command runs swiftly.
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He sends out His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.
16 Thus he gives snow like wool, scatters hoarfrost like ashes,
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He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 sends crystals of ice like crumbs of bread -who can withstand such cold?
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He casts out His hail like morsels; Who can stand before 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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He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He reveals his words to Ya'akov, his laws and rulings to Isra'el.
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He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his rulings. Halleluyah!
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He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the Lord!
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.