Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Praise the Lord! It is good to sing praise to our God; it is pleasant and right to praise him.
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Praise Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
2 The Lord is restoring Jerusalem; he is bringing back the exiles.
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Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.
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He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.
4 He has decided the number of the stars and calls each one by name.
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He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
5 Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
6 He raises the humble, but crushes the wicked to the ground.
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Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing hymns of praise to the Lord; play music on the harp to our God.
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Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 He spreads clouds over the sky; he provides rain for the earth and makes grass grow on the hills.
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Who covers the sky with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
9 He gives animals their food and feeds the young ravens when they call.
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He provides food for the cattle, And for the young ravens when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in strong horses, nor his delight in brave soldiers;
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He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 but he takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love.
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Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his lovingkindness.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
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Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
13 He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people.
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For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
14 He keeps your borders safe and 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 gives a command to the earth, and what he says is quickly done.
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He sends out his commandment on earth. His word runs very swiftly.
16 He spreads snow like a blanket and scatters frost like dust.
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He gives snow like wool, And scatters frost like ashes.
17 He sends hail like gravel; no one can endure the cold he sends!
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
18 Then he gives a command, and the ice melts; he sends the wind, 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 gives his message to his people, his instructions and laws to Israel.
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He shows his word to Jacob; His statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
20 He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord!
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He has not done this for any nation; They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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