• Praise to God for His Word and Providence

  • 1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
  • 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
  • 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
  • 4 He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.
  • 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
  • 6 The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
  • 7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,
  • 8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
  • 9 He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry.
  • 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
  • 11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.
  • 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
  • 13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you.
  • 14 He makes peace in your borders, And fills you with the finest wheat.
  • 15 He sends out His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.
  • 16 He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
  • 17 He casts out His hail like morsels; Who can stand before His cold?
  • 18 He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
  • 19 He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
  • 20 He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the Lord!