² The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem, gathering up Israel’s exiles.
³ God heals the brokenhearted
    and bandages their wounds.
⁴ God counts the stars by number,
    giving each one a name.
⁵ Our Lord is great and so strong!
    God’s knowledge can’t be grasped!
⁶ The Lord helps the poor,
    but throws the wicked down on the dirt!

⁷ Sing to the Lord with thanks;
    sing praises to our God with a lyre!
⁸ God covers the skies with clouds;
    God makes rain for the earth;
God makes the mountains sprout green grass.
⁹     God gives food to the animals—
    even to the baby ravens when they cry out.
¹⁰ God doesn’t prize the strength of a horse;
    God doesn’t treasure the legs of a runner.
¹¹ No. The Lord treasures the people
who honor him,
    the people who wait for his faithful love.

²⁰ God hasn’t done that with any other nation;
    those nations have no knowledge of God’s rules.^[a]

Praise the Lord!