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^(F1)Praise ^(F2)the LORD! For ^(C1)it is good to sing praises to our God; For ^(F3)it is pleasant and praise is ^(F4)(C2)beautiful.

The LORD ^(C1)builds up Jerusalem; He ^(C2)gathers the outcasts of Israel.

He heals the ^(C1)brokenhearted And ^(C2)binds up their ^(F1)wounds.

He ^(C1)counts the number of the stars; He ^(F1)(C2)gives names to all of them.

^(C1)Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His ^(C2)understanding is ^(F1)infinite.

The LORD ^(F1)(C1)supports the afflicted; He brings the wicked down to the ground.

^(C1)Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre;

It is He who ^(C1)covers the heavens with clouds, Who ^(C2)provides rain for the earth, Who ^(C3)makes grass sprout on the mountains.

It is He who ^(C1)gives an animal its food, And feeds ^(C2)young ravens that cry.

He does not delight in ^(F1)the strength of the ^(C1)horse; He ^(C2)does not take pleasure in the ^(F1)legs of a man.

The LORD ^(C1)favors those who fear Him, ^(C2)Those who wait for His ^(F1)faithfulness.

Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

For He has strengthened the ^(C1)bars of your gates; He has ^(C2)blessed your sons among you.

He ^(C1)makes ^(F1)peace in your borders; He ^(C2)satisfies you with ^(C3)the ^(F2)finest of the wheat.

He sends His ^(C1)command to the earth; His ^(C2)word runs very swiftly.

He ^(F1)showers ^(C1)snow like wool; He scatters the ^(C2)frost like ashes.

He hurls His ^(C1)ice as fragments; Who can stand before His ^(C2)cold?

He ^(C1)sends His word and makes them melt; He ^(C2)makes His wind blow, and the waters flow.

He ^(C1)declares His words to Jacob, His ^(C2)statutes and His judgments to Israel.

He ^(C1)has not dealt this way with any other nation; And as for His judgments, ^(F1)they have ^(C2)not known them. ^(F2)Praise ^(F3)the LORD!