1Praise ye the LORD : for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; and praise is comely . 2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel . 3He healeth the broken in heart , and bindeth up their wounds . 4He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by their names . 5Great is our Lord , and of great power : his understanding is infinite . 6The LORD lifteth up the meek : he casteth the wicked down to the ground .
God's Restoration of Israel
7Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving ; sing praise upon the harp unto our God : 8Who covereth the heaven 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 not pleasure in the legs of a man . 11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy .
God's Sovereignty in Creation
12Praise the LORD , 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 , and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat . 15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth : his word runneth very swiftly . 16He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the hoarfrost 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 sheweth his word unto Jacob , his statutes and his judgments unto Israel . 20He hath not dealt so with any nation : and as for his judgments , they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD .