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