Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.
1Praise 2the LORD!For ait is good to sing praises to our God;For 3it is pleasant and praise is 4bbeautiful.Or Hallelujah!Heb YAHOr He is delightfulOr fittingPs 92:1; 135:3Ps 33:12 The LORD abuilds up Jerusalem;He bgathers the outcasts of Israel.Ps 51:18; 102:16Deut 30:3; Ps 106:47; Is 11:12; 56:8; Ezek 39:283 He heals the abrokenheartedAnd bbinds up their 1wounds.Lit painsPs 34:18; 51:17; Is 61:1Job 5:18; Is 30:26; Ezek 34:164 He acounts the number of the stars;He 1bgives names to all of them.Or calls them all by their namesGen 15:5Is 40:265 aGreat is our Lord and abundant in strength;His bunderstanding is 1infinite.Lit innumerablePs 48:1; 145:3Is 40:286 The LORD 1asupports the afflicted;He brings the wicked down to the ground.Or relievesPs 37:24; 146:8, 9
7 aSing to the LORD with thanksgiving;Sing praises to our God on the lyre;Ps 33:2; 95:1, 28 It is He who acovers the heavens with clouds,Who bprovides rain for the earth,Who cmakes grass sprout on the mountains.Job 26:8Job 5:10; 38:26; Ps 104:13Job 38:27; Ps 104:149 It is He who agives an animal its food,And feeds byoung ravens that cry.Ps 104:27, 28; 145:15Job 38:41; Matt 6:2610 He does not delight in 1the strength of the ahorse;He bdoes not take pleasure in the 2legs of a man.I.e., as a military assetPs 33:171 Sam 16:711 The LORD afavors those who fear Him,bThose who wait for His 1faithfulness.Or mercyPs 149:4Ps 33:18
12 Praise the LORD, Jerusalem!Praise your God, Zion!13 For He has strengthened the abars of your gates;He has bblessed your sons among you.Neh 3:3; 7:3Ps 37:2614 He amakes 1peace in your borders;He bsatisfies you with cthe 2finest of the wheat.Lit your borders peaceLit fatPs 29:11; Is 54:13; 60:17, 18Ps 132:15Deut 32:14; Ps 81:1615 He sends His acommand to the earth;His bword runs very swiftly.Job 37:12; Ps 148:5Ps 104:416 He 1showers asnow like wool;He scatters the bfrost like ashes.Lit givesJob 37:6; Ps 148:8Job 38:2917 He hurls His aice as fragments;Who can stand before His bcold?Job 37:10Job 37:918 He asends His word and makes them melt;He bmakes His wind blow, and the waters flow.Ps 33:9; 107:20; 147:15Ps 107:2519 He adeclares His words to Jacob,His bstatutes and His judgments to Israel.Deut 33:3, 4Mal 4:420 He ahas not dealt this way with any other nation;And as for His judgments, 1they have bnot known them.2Praise 3the LORD!I.e., the other nationsOr Hallelujah!Heb YAHDeut 4:7, 8, 32-34; Rom 3:1, 2Ps 79:6; Jer 10:25