1 Praise the LORD; for [it is] good to sing praises to our God; for praise [is] delightful [and] becoming.2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.3 He heals the broken-hearted, and binds up their wounds.4 He appoints the number of the stars; He calls them all by [their] names.5 Great [is] our LORD, and of great power; [There is] no limit to His understanding.6 The LORD lifts up the meek; He throws the wicked down to the ground.7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise on the harp to our God,8 who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow [on] the mountains.9 He gives the beasts its food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.10 He delights not in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, who hope in His mercy.12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.13 For He has made the bars of your gates strong; He has blessed your sons within you.14 He makes peace [in] your borders [and] fills you with the finest of the wheat.15 He sends forth His commandment [on] earth; His word runs very swiftly.16 He gives snow like wool; He scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.17 He casts forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?18 He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, [and] the waters flow.19 He shows His word to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.20 He has not done so with any nation; and they have not known [His] judgments. Praise the LORD!