1Praise Yahweh,
for it is good to sing praises to our God,
it is pleasant, and praise is suitable.

2Yahweh rebuilds Jerusalem,
he gathers together the scattered people of Israel.

3He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

4He counts the stars,
he gives names to all of them.

5Great is our Lord and awesome in power,
his understanding cannot be measured.

6Yahweh lifts up the oppressed,
he brings the wicked down to the ground.

7Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving,
sing praises to our God with a harp.

8He covers the heavens with clouds
and prepares rain for the earth,
making the grass to grow on the mountains.

9He gives food to the animals
and to the young ravens when they cry.

10He finds no delight in the strength of a horse,
he takes no pleasure in the strong legs of a man.

11Yahweh takes pleasure in those who honor him,
who hope in his covenant faithfulness.

12Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem,
praise your God, Zion.

13For he strengthens the bars of your gates,
he blesses your children among you.

14He brings prosperity inside your borders,
he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

15He sends out his commandment to earth,
his command runs very swiftly.

16He makes the snow like wool,
he scatters the frost like ashes.

17He dispenses the hail like crumbs,
who can withstand the cold he sends?

18He sends out his command and melts them,
he makes the wind to blow and the water to flow.

19He proclaimed his word to Jacob,
his statutes and his righteous decrees to Israel.

20He has not done so with any other nation,
and as for his decrees, they do not know them.
Praise Yahweh.