¹ Praise the Lord!
How good it is to sing praises to our God;
    for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.
² The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
    he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

³ He heals the broken-hearted,
    and binds up their wounds.
⁴ He determines the number of the stars;
    he gives to all of them their names.

⁵ Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
    his understanding is beyond measure.
⁶ The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;
    he casts the wicked to the ground.