Revised Standard Version RSV
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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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Hallelujah! It is good to sing psalms to our God. It is pleasant to sing [his] praise beautifully.
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
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The LORD is the builder of Jerusalem. He is the one who gathers the outcasts of Israel together.
3 He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
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He is the healer of the brokenhearted. He is the one who bandages their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars, he gives to all of them their names.
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He determines the number of stars. He gives each one a name.
5 Great is our LORD, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
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Our Lord is great, and his power is great. There is no limit to his understanding.
6 The LORD lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground.
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The LORD gives relief to those who are oppressed. He brings wicked people down to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God upon the lyre!
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Sing to the LORD a song of thanksgiving. Make music to our God with a lyre.
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 covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains.
9 He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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He is the one who gives food to animals and to young ravens when they call out.
10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man;
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He finds no joy in strong horses, nor is he pleased by 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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The LORD is pleased with those who fear him, with those who wait with hope for his mercy.
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
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Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your sons within you.
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He makes the bars across your gates strong. He blesses the children within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
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He is the one who brings peace to your borders and satisfies your [hunger] with the finest wheat.
15 He sends forth his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
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He is the one who sends his promise throughout the earth. His word travels with great speed.
16 He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
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He is the one who sends snow like wool and scatters frost like ashes.
17 He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?
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He is the one who throws his hailstones like breadcrumbs. Who can withstand his chilling blast?
18 He sends forth his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.
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He sends out his word and melts his hailstones. He makes wind blow [and] water flow.
19 He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and ordinances to Israel.
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He speaks his word to Jacob, his laws and judicial decisions 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 done nothing like this for any other nation. The other nations do not know the decisions he has handed down. Hallelujah!
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