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¹ Praise the Lord because he is good.
    Sing praises to our God.
    It is good and pleasant to praise him.
² The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem.
    He brings back the Israelites who were taken as prisoners.
³ He heals their broken hearts
    and bandages their wounds.
⁴ He counts the stars
    and knows each of them by name.
⁵ Our Lord is great and powerful.
    There is no limit to what he knows.
⁶ The Lord supports the humble,
    but he shames the wicked.
⁷ Give thanks to the Lord.
    Praise our God with harps.
⁸ He fills the sky with clouds.
    He sends rain to the earth.
    He makes the grass grow on the mountains.
⁹ He gives food to the animals.
    He feeds the young birds that cry out.
¹⁰ War horses and powerful soldiers
    are not what he cares about.
¹¹ The Lord enjoys people who worship him
    and trust in his faithful love.
¹² Jerusalem, praise the Lord!
    Zion, praise your God!
¹³ He makes your gates strong,
    and he blesses the people in your city.
¹⁴ He brought peace to your country,
    so you have plenty of grain for food.
¹⁵ He gives a command to the earth,
    and it quickly obeys.
¹⁶ He makes the snow fall until the ground is as white as wool.
    He makes sleet blow through the air like dust.
¹⁷ He makes hail fall like rocks from the sky.
    No one can stand the cold he sends.
¹⁸ Then he gives another command, and warm air begins to blow.
    The ice melts, and water begins to flow.

¹⁹ He gave his commands to Jacob.
    He gave his laws and rules to Israel.
²⁰ He did not do this for any other nation.
    He did not teach his laws to other people.

Praise the Lord!