1: Hallelujah! It's a good thing to sing praise to our God; praise is beautiful, praise is fitting.
2: GOD's the one who rebuilds Jerusalem, who regathers Israel's scattered exiles.
3: He heals the heartbroken and bandages their wounds.
4: He counts the stars and assigns each a name.
5: Our Lord is great, with limitless strength; we'll never comprehend what he knows and does
6: GOD puts the fallen on their feet again and pushes the wicked into the ditch.
7: Sing to GOD a thanksgiving hymn, play music on your instruments to God,
8: Who fills the sky with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, Then turning the mountains green with grass,
9: feeding both cattle and crows.
10: He's not impressed with horsepower; the size of our muscles means little to him.
11: Those who fear GOD get GOD's attention; they can depend on his strength.
12: Jerusalem, worship GOD! Zion, praise your God!
13: He made your city secure, he blessed your children among you.
14: He keeps the peace at your borders, he puts the best bread on your tables.
15: He launches his promises earthward--how swift and sure they come!
16: He spreads snow like a white fleece, he scatters frost like ashes,
17: He broadcasts hail like birdseed--who can survive his winter?
18: Then he gives the command and it all melts; he breathes on winter--suddenly it's spring!
19: He speaks the same way to Jacob, speaks words that work to Israel.
20: He never did this to the other nations; they never heard such commands. Hallelujah! al