1 Louvai ao Senhor,
porque é bom e amável cantar louvores ao nosso Deus;
fica-lhe bem o cântico de louvor.
2 O Senhor edifica Jerusalém
e congrega os dispersos de Israel;
3 sara os de coração quebrantado
e lhes pensa as feridas.
4 Conta o número das estrelas,
chamando-as todas pelo seu nome.
5 Grande é o Senhor nosso e mui poderoso;
o seu entendimento não se pode medir.
6 O Senhor ampara os humildes
e dá com os ímpios em terra.
7 Cantai ao Senhor com ações de graças;
entoai louvores, ao som da harpa, ao nosso Deus,
8 que cobre de nuvens os céus,
prepara a chuva para a terra,
faz brotar nos montes a erva
9 e dá o alimento aos animais
e aos filhos dos corvos, quando clamam.
10 Não faz caso da força do cavalo,
nem se compraz nos músculos do guerreiro.
11 Agrada-se o Senhor dos que o temem
e dos que esperam na sua misericórdia.
12 Louva, Jerusalém, ao Senhor;
louva, Sião, ao teu Deus.
13 Pois ele reforçou as trancas das tuas portas
e abençoou os teus filhos, dentro de ti;
14 estabeleceu a paz nas tuas fronteiras
e te farta com o melhor do trigo.
15 Ele envia as suas ordens à terra,
e sua palavra corre velozmente;
16 dá a neve como lã
e espalha a geada como cinza.
17 Ele arroja o seu gelo em migalhas;
quem resiste ao seu frio?
18 Manda a sua palavra e o derrete;
faz soprar o vento, e as águas correm.
19 Mostra a sua palavra a Jacó,
as suas leis e os seus preceitos, a Israel.
20 Não fez assim a nenhuma outra nação;
todas ignoram os seus preceitos.
Aleluia!
1 Praise ye Jehovah;
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem;
He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart,
And bindeth up their wounds.
4 He counteth the number of the stars;
He calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.
6 Jehovah upholdeth the meek:
He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving;
Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds,
Who prepareth rain for the earth,
Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food,
And to the young ravens which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse:
He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him,
In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
12 Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem;
Praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates;
He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders;
He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth;
His word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool;
He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels:
Who can stand before his cold?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them:
He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He showeth his word unto Jacob,
His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation;
And as for his ordinances, they have not known them.
Praise ye Jehovah.
1 Praise the LORD. "How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting 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 and 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 grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8 He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
13 He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
14 He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. "Praise the LORD.