1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. |
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. |
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. |
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. |
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. |
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. |
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: |
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. |
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. |
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. |
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. |