| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! | 1Praise the LORD! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting! |
| 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. | 2The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel. |
| 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. |
| 4He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. | 4He counts the stars and calls them all by name. |
| 5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. | 5How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension! |
| 6The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust. |
| 7Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp. | 7Sing out your thanks to the LORD; sing praises to our God with a harp. |
| 8He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. | 8He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures. |
| 9He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. | 9He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry. |
| 10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; | 10He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might. |
| 11the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. | 11No, the LORD’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love. |
| 12Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion. | 12Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! |
| 13He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. | 13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates and blessed your children within your walls. |
| 14He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat. | 14He sends peace across your nation and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat. |
| 15He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. | 15He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies! |
| 16He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. | 16He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes. |
| 17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast? | 17He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold? |
| 18He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow. | 18Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws. |
| 19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel. | 19He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel. |
| 20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD. | 20He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the LORD! |
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