[1] Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
[2] The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
[3] He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
[4] He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
[5] Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
[6] The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
[7] Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
[8] who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
[9] He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
[10] He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
[11] The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
[12] Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
[13] For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
[14] He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
[15] He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
[16] He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
[17] He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
[18] He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
[19] He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
[20] He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!