It Is Good to Sing Praises 1 WBS Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises to 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 WBS The LORD buildeth up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. BSB BSB: The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 WBS He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. BSB BSB: He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 WBS He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. BSB BSB: He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
5 WBS Great is our LORD, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. BSB BSB: Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
6 WBS The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. BSB BSB: The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 WBS Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp to our God: BSB BSB: Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
8 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not 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 WBS 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 WBS Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. BSB BSB: Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
13 WBS 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 WBS He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. BSB BSB: He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 WBS He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. BSB BSB: He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS He showeth his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel. BSB BSB: He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 WBS 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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