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1 Praise the LORD.How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
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Praise the LORD ! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
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The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
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He counts the stars and calls them all by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
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How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!
6 The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
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The LORD supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
7 Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
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Sing out your thanks to the LORD ; sing praises to our God with a harp.
8 He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
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He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
9 He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
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He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry.
10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
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He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might.
11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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No, the LORD ’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
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Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13 He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
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For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls.
14 He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
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He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
15 He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
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He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies!
16 He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
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He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
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He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?
18 He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
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Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
19 He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
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He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws.Praise the LORD.
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He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the LORD !
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