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^1 (a)Praise the Lord!
For ^(b)it is good to sing praises to our God;
    for ^(c)it is pleasant,^[a] and ^(d)a song of praise is fitting.
² The Lord ^(e)builds up Jerusalem;
    he ^(f)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³ He heals ^(g)the brokenhearted
    and ^(h)binds up their wounds.
⁴ He ⁽ⁱ⁾determines the number of the stars;
    he ^(j)gives to all of them their names.
^5 (k)Great is our Lord, and ^(l)abundant in power;
    ^(m)his understanding is beyond measure.
⁶ The Lord ⁽ⁿ⁾lifts up the humble;^[b]
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

^7 (o)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on ^(p)the lyre!
⁸ He covers the heavens with clouds;
    he prepares ^(q)rain for the earth;
    he makes ^(r)grass grow on the hills.
⁹ He ^(s)gives to the beasts their food,
    and to ^(t)the young ravens that cry.
¹⁰ His delight is not in ^(u)the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
¹¹ but the Lord ^(v)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who ^(w)hope in his steadfast love.

¹² Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³ For he strengthens ^(x)the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
¹⁴ He ^(y)makes peace in your borders;
    he ^(z)fills you with the ^(aa)finest of the wheat.
¹⁵ He ^(ab)sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.
¹⁶ He gives ^(ac)snow like wool;
    he scatters ^(ad)frost like ashes.
¹⁷ He hurls down his crystals of ^(ae)ice like crumbs;
    who can stand before his ^(af)cold?
¹⁸ He ^(ag)sends out his word, and melts them;
    he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
¹⁹ He declares his word to Jacob,
    his ^(ah)statutes and rules^[c] to Israel.
²⁰ He ^(ai)has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his rules.^[d]
(aj)Praise the Lord!