[1] Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
[2] The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
[3] He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
[4] He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.
[5] Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
[6] The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.
[7] Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!
[8] He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.
[9] He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry.
[10] His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
[11] but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.
[12] Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
[13] For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you.
[14] He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
[15] He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
[16] He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
[17] He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold?
[18] He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
[19] He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.
[20] He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the LORD!