^{1 Ref} Praise Yah, For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

^{2 Ref} Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

^{3 Ref} He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.

^{4 Ref} He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

^{5 Ref} Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

^{6 Ref} Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

^{7 Ref} Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

^{8 Ref} Who covers the sky with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.

^{9 Ref} He provides food for the cattle, And for the young ravens when they call.

^{10 Ref} He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

^{11 Ref} Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his loving kindness.

^{12 Ref} Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

^{13 Ref} For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.

^{14 Ref} He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

^{15 Ref} He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.

^{16 Ref} He gives snow like wool, And scatters frost like ashes.

^{17 Ref} He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?

^{18 Ref} He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

^{19 Ref} He shows his word to Jacob; His statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

^{20 Ref} He has not done this for just any nation. They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah!