1 Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.

2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel.

3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

4 He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them.

5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.

6 The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

9 He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.

10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you.

14 He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.

15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

16 He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.

17 He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?

18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

19 He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.