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1 Praise the LORD ! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!
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Praise the LORD! Because it is good to sing praise to our God! Because it is a pleasure to make beautiful praise!
2 The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
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The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, gathering up Israel's exiles.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
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God heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
4 He counts the stars and calls them all by name.
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God counts the stars by number, giving each one a name.
5 How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!
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Our Lord is great and so strong! God's knowledge can't be grasped!
6 The LORD supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
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The LORD helps the poor, but throws the wicked down on the dirt!
7 Sing out your thanks to the LORD ; sing praises to our God with a harp.
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Sing to the LORD with thanks; sing praises to our God with a lyre!
8 He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
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God covers the skies with clouds; God makes rain for the earth; God makes the mountains sprout green grass.
9 He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry.
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God gives food to the animals— even to the baby ravens when they cry out.
10 He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might.
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God doesn't prize the strength of a horse; God doesn't treasure the legs of a runner.
11 No, the LORD ’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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No. The LORD treasures the people who honor him, the people who wait for his faithful love.
12 Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
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Worship the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls.
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Because God secures the bars on your gates, God blesses the children you have there.
14 He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
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God establishes your borders peacefully. God fills you full with the very best wheat.
15 He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies!
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God issues his command to the earth— God's word speeds off fast!
16 He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
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God spreads snow like it was wool; God scatters frost like it was ashes;
17 He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?
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God throws his hail down like crumbs— who can endure God's freezing cold?
18 Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
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Then God issues his word and melts it all away! God makes his winds blow; the water flows again.
19 He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel.
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God proclaims his word to Jacob; his statutes and rules to Israel.
20 He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the LORD !
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God hasn't done that with any other nation; those nations have no knowledge of God's rules. Praise the LORD!
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