NET Bible | King James Bible |
1Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate! | 1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. |
2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel. | 2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. |
3He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds. | 3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. |
4He counts the number of the stars; he names all of them. | 4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. |
5Our Lord is great and has awesome power; there is no limit to his wisdom. | 5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. |
6The LORD lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground. | 6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. |
7Offer to the LORD a song of thanks! Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp! | 7Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: |
8He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides. | 8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. |
9He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp. | 9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. |
10He is not enamored with the strength of a horse, nor is he impressed by the warrior's strong legs. | 10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. |
11The LORD takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love. | 11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. |
12Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! | 12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. |
13For he makes the bars of your gates strong. He blesses your children within you. | 13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. |
14He brings peace to your territory. He abundantly provides for you the best grain. | 14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. |
15He sends his command through the earth; swiftly his order reaches its destination. | 15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. |
16He sends the snow that is white like wool; he spreads the frost that is white like ashes. | 16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. |
17He throws his hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand the cold wind he sends? | 17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? |
18He then orders it all to melt; he breathes on it, and the water flows. | 18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. |
19He proclaims his word to Jacob, his statutes and regulations to Israel. | 19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. |
20He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the LORD! | 20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. |
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