1Praise the Lord! Sing to our God for He is good; praise befits Him for He is pleasant.
2The Lord is the rebuilder of Jerusalem; He will gather the banished of Israel.
3He heals the broken-hearted, and bandages their wounds.
4He counts the number of the stars; He gives a name to each of them.
5Great is our Master and abounding in might; His understanding is beyond reckoning.
6The Lord strengthens the humble; He casts the wicked to the ground.
7Lift your voices to the Lord in gratitude; sing to our God with the harp.
8He covers the heaven with clouds; He prepares rain for the earth, and makes grass grow upon the mountains.
9He gives the animal its food, to the young ravens which cry to Him.
10He does not desire [those who place their trust in] the strength of the horse, nor does He want those who rely upon the thighs [swiftness] of man.
11He desires those who fear Him, those who long for His kindness.
13For He has strengthened the bolts of your gates; He has blessed your children in your midst.
14He has made peace within your borders; He satiates you with the finest of wheat.
15He issues His command to the earth; swiftly does His word run.
16He dispenses snow like fleece; He scatters frost like ashes.
17He hurls His ice like morsels; who can withstand His cold?
18He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19He tells His words [Torah] to Jacob, His statutes and ordinances to Israel.
20He has not done so for other nations, and they do not know [His] ordinances. Praise the Lord!
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