1. Hallelujah. It is good to chant hymns to our God; it is pleasant to sing glorious praise.
2. The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers in the exiles of Israel.
3. He heals their broken hearts, and binds up their wounds.
4. He reckoned the number of the stars; to each He gave its name.
5. Great is our LORD and full of power; His wisdom is beyond reckoning.
6. The LORD gives courage to the lowly, and brings the wicked down to the dust.
7. Sing to the LORD a song of praise, chant a hymn with a lyre to our God,
8. who covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, makes mountains put forth grass;
9. who gives the beasts their food, to the raven's brood what they cry for.
10. He does not prize the strength of horses, nor value the fleetness of men;
11. but the LORD values those who fear Him, those who depend on His faithful care.
12. O Jerusalem, glorify the LORD; praise your God, O Zion!
13. For He made the bars of your gates strong, and blessed your children within you.
14. He endows your realm with well-being, and satisfies you with choice wheat.
15. He sends forth His word to the earth; His command runs swiftly.
16. He lays down snow like fleece, scatters frost like ashes.
17. He tosses down hail like crumbs -- who can endure His icy cold?
18. He issues a command -- it melts them; He breathes -- the waters flow.
19. He issued His commands to Jacob, His statutes and rules to Israel.
20. He did not do so for any other nation; of such rules they know nothing. Hallelujah.
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