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