It Is Good to Sing Praises 1 RV Praise ye the LORD; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely. BSB BSB: Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
2 RV The LORD doth build up Jerusalem; he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. BSB BSB: The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 RV He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. BSB BSB: He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 RV He telleth the number of the stars; he giveth them all their names. BSB BSB: He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
5 RV Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; his understanding is infinite. BSB BSB: Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
6 RV The LORD upholdeth the meek: he bringeth the wicked down to the ground. BSB BSB: The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 RV Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God: BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
8 RV Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. BSB BSB: who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
9 RV He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. BSB BSB: He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
10 RV He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. BSB BSB: He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 RV The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. BSB BSB: The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
12 RV Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. BSB BSB: Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
13 RV For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. BSB BSB: For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
14 RV He maketh peace in thy borders; he filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. BSB BSB: He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 RV He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; his word runneth very swiftly. BSB BSB: He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 RV He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. BSB BSB: He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 RV He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? BSB BSB: He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
18 RV He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. BSB BSB: He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
19 RV He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. BSB BSB: He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 RV He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. BSB BSB: He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
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