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Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity. | ||||
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| 1 Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming. | 1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. | 1 Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely. | 1 Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise. | 1 Praise ye Jah! For it is good to praise our God, For pleasant -- comely is praise. | 2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. | 2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. | 2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. | 2 The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel. | 2 Building Jerusalem is Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth. | 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. | 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. | 3 He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. | 3 Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises. | 3 Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs. | 4 He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. | 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. | 4 He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. | 4 Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names. | 4 Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names. | 5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite. | 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. | 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. | 5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number. | 5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 6 The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground. | 6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. | 6 Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground. | 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground. | 6 Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth. | 7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre, | 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: | 7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God, | 7 Sing ye to the Lord with praise: sing to our God upon the harp. | 7 Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp. | 8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. | 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. | 8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. | 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth. Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, and herbs for the service of men. | 8 Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up on mountains, | 9 He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry. | 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. | 9 He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry. | 9 Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him. | 9 Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call. | 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. | 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. | 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. | 10 He shall not delight in the strength of the horse: nor take pleasure in the legs of a man. | 10 Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 11 The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. | 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. | 11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness. | 11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: and in them that hope in his mercy. | 11 Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness. | 12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! | 12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. | 12 Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion. | 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion. | 12 Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion. | 13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your sons within you. | 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. | 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee. | 13 Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee. | 13 For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst. | 14 He makes peace in your borders; He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat. | 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. | 14 He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. | 14 Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn. | 14 Who is making thy border peace, With the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee. | 15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly. | 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. | 15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly. | 15 Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly. | 15 Who is sending forth His saying on earth, Very speedily doth His word run. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 16 He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. | 16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. | 16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. | 16 Who giveth snow like wool: scattereth mists like ashes. | 16 Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth. | 17 He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold? | 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? | 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold? | 17 He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold? | 17 Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand? | 18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow. | 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. | 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. | 18 He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run. | 18 He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow. | 19 He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. | 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. | 19 He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel. | 19 Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel. | 19 Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel. | 20 He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Praise the LORD! | 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. | 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah. | 20 He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia. | 20 He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah! |
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