Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.
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Praise the Lord! It is good to sing praise to our God; it is pleasant and right to praise him.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
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The Lord is restoring Jerusalem; he is bringing back the exiles.
3 He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
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He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars, he gives to all of them their names.
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He has decided the number of the stars and calls each one by name.
5 Great is our LORD, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
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Great and mighty is our Lord; his wisdom cannot be measured.
6 The LORD lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground.
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He raises the humble, but crushes the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God upon the lyre!
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Sing hymns of praise to the Lord; play music on the harp to our God.
8 He covers the heavens with clouds, he prepares rain for the earth, he makes grass grow upon the hills.
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He spreads clouds over the sky; he provides rain for the earth and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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He gives animals their food and feeds the young ravens when they call.
10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man;
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His pleasure is not in strong horses, nor his delight in brave soldiers;
11 but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.
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but he takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
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Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your sons within you.
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He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people.
14 He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
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He keeps your borders safe and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15 He sends forth his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
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He gives a command to the earth, and what he says is quickly done.
16 He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
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He spreads snow like a blanket and scatters frost like dust.
17 He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?
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He sends hail like gravel; no one can endure the cold he sends!
18 He sends forth his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.
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Then he gives a command, and the ice melts; he sends the wind, and the water flows.
19 He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and ordinances to Israel.
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He gives his message to his people, his instructions and laws to Israel.
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
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He has not done this for other nations; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord!
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.