Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing
praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts
of Israel. He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their
wounds. He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all
by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding
is infinite. The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked
down to the ground. sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing
praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covereth the heaven with
clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to
grow upon the mountains. He giveth to the beast his food, and
to the young ravens which cry. He delighteth not in the strength
of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The
LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope
in his mercy.
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD