[1] Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God;
praise is pleasing and beautiful. [2] The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he
makes all the outlaws of Israel come together. [3] He makes the
broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds. [4] He sees the number
of the stars; he gives them all their names. [5] Great is our Lord, and
great his power; there is no limit to his wisdom. [6] The Lord gives help
to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame. [7] Make songs
of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
[8] By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for
the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains. [9] He gives food to
every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry. [10] He has no
delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a
man. [11] The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose
hope is in his mercy. [12] Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give
praise to your God, O Zion. [13] He has made strong the iron bands of your
doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls. [14] He
gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain. [15] He
sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly. [16] He gives
snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust. [17] He sends down ice
like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold. [18] At the outgoing of his
word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a
flowing of waters. [19] He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel
his laws and his decisions. [20] He has not done these things for any other
nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord
be praised.
