1Praise ye Jehovah ; For it is good to sing praises unto our God ; For it is pleasant , and praise is comely . 2Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem ; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel . 3He healeth the broken in heart , And bindeth up their wounds . 4He counteth the number of the stars ; He calleth them all by their names . 5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power ; His understanding is infinite . 6Jehovah upholdeth the meek : He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
God's Restoration of Israel
7Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving ; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God , 8Who covereth the heavens with clouds , Who prepareth rain for the earth , Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains . 9He giveth to the beast his food , And to the young ravens which cry . 10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse : He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. 11Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him , In those that hope in his lovingkindness .
God's Sovereignty in Creation
12Praise Jehovah , O Jerusalem ; Praise thy God , O Zion . 13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; He hath blessed thy children within thee . 14He maketh peace in thy borders ; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat . 15He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly . 16He giveth snow like wool ; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 17He casteth forth his ice like morsels : Who can stand before his cold ? 18He sendeth out his word , and melteth them : He causeth his wind to blow , and the waters flow . 19He showeth his word unto Jacob , His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel . 20He hath not dealt so with any nation ; And as for his ordinances , they have not known them . Praise ye Jehovah .