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The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
1 Praise the LORD ! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!
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Halleluyah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! How sweet, how fitting to praise him!
2 The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel.
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ADONAI is rebuilding Yerushalayim, gathering the dispersed of Isra'el.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
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He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He counts the stars and calls them all by name.
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He determines how many stars there are and calls them all by name.
5 How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!
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Our Lord is great, his power is vast, his wisdom beyond all telling.
6 The LORD supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
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ADONAI sustains the humble but brings the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing out your thanks to the LORD ; sing praises to our God with a harp.
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Sing to ADONAI with thanks, sing praises on the lyre to our God.
8 He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
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He veils the sky with clouds; he provides the earth with rain; he makes grass grow on the hills;
9 He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry.
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he gives food to the animals, even to the young ravens when they cry.
10 He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might.
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He takes no delight in the strength of a horse, no pleasure in a runner's speed.
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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ADONAI takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who wait for his grace.
12 Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
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Glorify ADONAI, Yerushalayim! Praise your God, Tziyon!
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls.
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For he strengthens the bars of your gates, he blesses your children within you,
14 He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
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he brings peace within your borders, he gives you your fill of the finest wheat.
15 He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies!
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He sends his word out over the earth, his command runs swiftly.
16 He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
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Thus he gives snow like wool, scatters hoarfrost like ashes,
17 He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?
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sends crystals of ice like crumbs of bread -who can withstand such cold?
18 Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
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Then he sends his word out and melts them; he makes the winds blow, and the water flows.
19 He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel.
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He reveals his words to Ya'akov, his laws and rulings to Isra'el.
20 He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the LORD !
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He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his rulings. Halleluyah!
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