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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 Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
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Yahweh 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 broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
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He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
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Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.
6 The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
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Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
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Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8 He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain 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 provides food for the cattle and for 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 the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
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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 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his lovingkindness.
12 Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
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Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, 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. He has blessed your children within you.
14 He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of 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 to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
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He sends out his commandment on earth. His word runs very swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
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He gives snow like wool, And scatters frost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
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He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
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He shows his word to Jacob; His statutes and his ordinances 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 nation; They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah!
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