² The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
³ He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their ^[b]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 ^[c]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 ^[d]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.

^[e]Praise the Lord!