Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praise to our God;

for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;

he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted,

and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of stars,

he gives to all of them their names.
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;

his understanding is beyond measure.
The Lord lifts up the downtrodden,

he casts the wicked to the ground.

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

make melody to our God upon the lyre!
He covers the heavens with clouds,

he prepares rain for the earth,
he makes grass grow upon the hills.
He gives to the beasts their food,

and to the young ravens which cry.
His delight is not in the strength of the horse,

nor his pleasure in the legs of a man;
but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,

in those who hope in his steadfast love.

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