1. Praise the Lord!It is good to sing praises to our God;it is good and pleasant to praise him.
2. The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;he brings back the captured Israelites.
3. He heals the brokenheartedand bandages their wounds.
4. He counts the starsand names each one.
5. Our Lord is great and very powerful.There is no limit to what he knows.
6. The Lord defends the humble,but he throws the wicked to the ground.
7. Sing praises to the Lord;praise our God with harps.
8. He fills the sky with cloudsand sends rain to the earthand makes grass grow on the hills.
9. He gives food to cattleand to the little birds that call.
10. He is not impressed with the strength of a horseor with human might.
11. The Lord is pleased with those who respect him,with those who trust his love.
12. Jerusalem, praise the Lord;Jerusalem, praise your God.