[1] Praise the Lord because he is good. Sing praises to our God. It is good and pleasant to praise him.
[2] The Lord built Jerusalem. God brought back the Israelite people who were taken as prisoners.
[3] God heals their broken hearts and bandages their wounds.
[4] God counts the stars and knows the name of each and every one.
[5] Our Master is very great. He is very powerful. There is no limit to the things he knows.
[6] The Lord supports humble people. But he embarrasses bad people.
[7] Thank the Lord. Praise our God with harps.
[8] God fills the sky with clouds. God makes rain for the earth. God makes the grass grow on the mountains.
[9] God gives food to the animals. God feeds the young birds.
[10] War horses and powerful soldiers don’t make him happy.
[11] The Lord is happy with people who worship him. The Lord is pleased with people who trust in his true love.
[12] Jerusalem, praise the Lord! Zion, praise your God!
[13] Jerusalem, God makes your gates strong. And God blesses the people in your city.
[14] God brought peace to your country. So enemies did not take your grain in war. And you have plenty of grain for food.
[15] God gives a command to the earth, and it quickly obeys.
[16] God makes the snow fall until the ground is white like wool. God makes sleet blow through the air like dust.
[17] God makes hail fall like rocks from the sky. No person can stand the cold he sends.
[18] Then, God gives another command, and the warm air blows again. The ice melts, and water begins to flow.
[19] God gave his commands to Jacob ˻(Israel)˼. God gave his laws and rules to Israel.
[20] God did not do this for any other nation. God did not teach his laws to other people. Praise the Lord!