| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful. | 1Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! |
| 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. | 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. |
| 3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. |
| 4He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. | 4He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. |
| 5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. | 5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. |
| 6The LORD lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground. | 6The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. |
| 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God, | 7Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp. |
| 8Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. | 8He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. |
| 9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry. | 9He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. |
| 10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. | 10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; |
| 11The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy. | 11the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. |
| 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! | 12Extol the LORD, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion. |
| 13For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you. | 13He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. |
| 14He makes peace in your borders, And fills you with the finest wheat. | 14He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat. |
| 15He sends out His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. | 15He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. |
| 16He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes; | 16He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. |
| 17He casts out His hail like morsels; Who can stand before His cold? | 17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast? |
| 18He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. | 18He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow. |
| 19He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel. | 19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel. |
| 20He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the LORD! | 20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the LORD. |
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