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It is Good to Sing Praises to Our God
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the exiles of Israel.
he gathers the exiles of Israel.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
and binds up their wounds.
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
and calls them each by name.
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.
his understanding has no limit.
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
The Lord sustains the humble
but casts the wicked to the ground.
but casts the wicked to the ground.
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Sing to the Lord with grateful praise;
make music to our God on the harp.
make music to our God on the harp.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
He covers the sky with clouds;
he supplies the earth with rain
and makes grass grow on the hills.
he supplies the earth with rain
and makes grass grow on the hills.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
He provides food for the cattle
and for the young ravens when they call.
and for the young ravens when they call.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
the Lord delights in those who fear him,
who put their hope in his unfailing love.
who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion.
praise your God, Zion.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your people within you.
and blesses your people within you.
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
He grants peace to your borders
and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
He sends his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
his word runs swiftly.
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
He spreads the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.
and scatters the frost like ashes.
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He hurls down his hail like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?
Who can withstand his icy blast?
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
He sends his word and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
He has revealed his word to Jacob,
his laws and decrees to Israel.
his laws and decrees to Israel.