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1 PRAISE ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. | |
2 The LORD 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 telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. | |
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. | |
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. | |
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: | |
8 Who covereth the heaven 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 not pleasure in the legs of a man. | |
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. | |
12 Praise the LORD, 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, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. | |
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. | |
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost 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 sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. | |
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. | |
