1 - Praise the Lord.
2 - The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 - He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 - He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
5 - Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
6 - The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 - Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8 - He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 - He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
10 - His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 - the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
12 - Extol the Lord, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
13 - He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you.
14 - He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15 - He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 - He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
17 - He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
18 - He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19 - He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
20 - He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws.