Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely.
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Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers Israel's exiled people.
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The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers 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 counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.
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He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power; His understanding is infinite.
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Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
6 The Lord helps the afflicted but brings the wicked to the ground.
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The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God,
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Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!
8 who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills.
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He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens, what they cry for.
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He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry.
10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse; He does not value the power of a man.
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His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 The Lord values those who fear Him, those who put their hope in His faithful love.
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but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.
12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion!
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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your children within you.
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For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you.
14 He endows your territory with prosperity; He satisfies you with the finest wheat.
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He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends His command throughout the earth; His word runs swiftly.
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He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 He spreads snow like wool; He scatters frost like ashes;
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He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.
17 He throws His hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand His cold?
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He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
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He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
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He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.
20 He has not done this for any nation; they do not know [His] judgments. Hallelujah!
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He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the Lord!
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