| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. | 1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming. |
| 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. | 2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. |
| 3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. | 3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. |
| 4He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. | 4He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. |
| 5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. | 5Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite. |
| 6The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground. |
| 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! | 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre, |
| 8He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. | 8Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. |
| 9He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. | 9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry. |
| 10His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, | 10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. |
| 11but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. | 11The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. |
| 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! | 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! |
| 13For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you. | 13For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you. |
| 14He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat. | 14He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat. |
| 15He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. | 15He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. |
| 16He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes. | 16He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. |
| 17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? | 17He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold? |
| 18He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow. | 18He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow. |
| 19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel. | 19He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. |
| 20He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the LORD! | 20He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the LORD! |
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