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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 Hallelujah! It is good to sing psalms to our God. It is pleasant to sing [his] praise beautifully. | 1 Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him. | 1 Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely. | 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 The LORD is the builder of Jerusalem. He is the one who gathers the outcasts of Israel together. | 2 Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. | 2 Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel. | 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. | 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. | 3 He is the healer of the brokenhearted. He is the one who bandages their wounds. | 3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. | 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. | 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 determines the number of stars. He gives each one a name. | 4 He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names. | 4 He counteth the number of the stars; he giveth names to them all. | 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 Our Lord is great, and his power is great. There is no limit to his understanding. | 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. | 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 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 The LORD gives relief to those who are oppressed. He brings wicked people down to the ground. | 6 Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground. | 6 Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to 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 to the LORD a song of thanksgiving. Make music to our God with a lyre. | 7 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God, | 7 Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing psalms upon the harp unto our God: | 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 He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains. | 8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains. | 8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the 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 is the one who gives food to animals and to young ravens when they call out. | 9 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call. | 9 Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry. | 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 finds no joy in strong horses, nor is he pleased by brave soldiers. | 10 He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no 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; | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 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 The LORD is pleased with those who fear him, with those who wait with hope for his mercy. | 11 Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness. | 11 Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-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 the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion! | 12 Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion! | 12 Laud Jehovah, O Jerusalem; 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 He makes the bars across your gates strong. He blesses the children within you. | 13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you. | 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee; | 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 is the one who brings peace to your borders and satisfies your [hunger] with the finest wheat. | 14 He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat. | 14 He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat. | 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 is the one who sends his promise throughout the earth. His word travels with great speed. | 15 He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly. | 15 He sendeth forth his oracles to the earth: his word runneth very swiftly. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 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 is the one who sends snow like wool and scatters frost like ashes. | 16 He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes. | 16 He giveth snow like wool, scattereth the hoar frost like ashes; | 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 is the one who throws his hailstones like breadcrumbs. Who can withstand his chilling blast? | 17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold? | 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? | 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 sends out his word and melts his hailstones. He makes wind blow [and] water flow. | 18 He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow. | 18 He sendeth 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 speaks his word to Jacob, his laws and judicial decisions to Israel. | 19 He shows his word to Jacob; his statutes and his ordinances to Israel. | 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto 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 has done nothing like this for any other nation. The other nations do not know the decisions he has handed down. Hallelujah! | 20 He has not done this for just any nation. They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah! | 20 He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah! |
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