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^1 [a]Praise ^[b]the Lord!
For ^(a)it is good to sing praises to our God;
For ^[c]it is pleasant and praise is ^(b)becoming.
² The Lord ^(c)builds up Jerusalem;
He ^(d)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³ He heals the ^(e)brokenhearted
And ^(f)binds up their ^[d]wounds.
⁴ He ^(g)counts the number of the stars;
He ^[e](h)gives names to all of them.
^5 (i)Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His ^(j)understanding is ^[f]infinite.
⁶ The Lord ^[g](k)supports the afflicted;
He brings down the wicked to the ground.

^7 (l)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God on the lyre,
⁸ Who ^(m)covers the heavens with clouds,
Who ⁽ⁿ⁾provides rain for the earth,
Who ^(o)makes grass to ^[h]grow on the mountains.
⁹ He ^(p)gives to the beast its food,
And to the ^(q)young ravens which cry.
¹⁰ He does not delight in the strength of the ^(r)horse;
He ^(s)does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.
¹¹ The Lord ^(t)favors those who fear Him,
^(u)Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

¹² Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³ For He has strengthened the ^(v)bars of your gates;
He has ^(w)blessed your sons within you.
¹⁴ He ^(x)makes ^[i]peace in your borders;
He ^(y)satisfies you with ^(z)the ^[j]finest of the wheat.
¹⁵ He sends forth His ^(aa)command to the earth;
His ^(ab)word runs very swiftly.
¹⁶ He gives ^(ac)snow like wool;
He scatters the ^(ad)frost like ashes.
¹⁷ He casts forth His ^(ae)ice as fragments;
Who can stand before His ^(af)cold?
¹⁸ He ^(ag)sends forth His word and melts them;
He ^(ah)causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
¹⁹ He ^(ai)declares His words to Jacob,
His ^(aj)statutes and His ordinances to Israel.
²⁰ He ^(ak)has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His ordinances, they have ^(al)not known them.
^[k]Praise ^[l]the Lord!