² The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;
    he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
³ He heals the brokenhearted,
    binding up their injuries.
⁴ He keeps track of the number of stars,
    assigning names to all of them.
⁵ Our Lord is great,
    and rich in power;
        his understanding has no limitation.

⁶ The Lord supports the afflicted
    while he casts the wicked to the ground.

⁷ Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving,
    and compose music to our God with the lyre.
⁸ He shields the heavens with clouds,
    preparing rain for the earth
        and making grass grow on the hills.
⁹ He gives wild animals their food,
    including the young ravens when they cry.
¹⁰ He takes no delight in the strength of a horse,
    and gains no pleasure in the runner’s swiftness.^[a]
11 But the Lord is pleased with those who fear him,
    with those who depend on his gracious love.

¹² Glorify the Lord, Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, Zion!
¹³ For he has strengthened the bars of your gates,
    blessing your children within you.
¹⁴ He grants peace within your borders,
    satisfying^[b] you with the finest of wheat.

¹⁵ He sends out his command to the earth,
    making^[c] his word go forth quickly.
¹⁶ He supplies snow like wool,
    scattering frost like ashes.
¹⁷ He casts down his ice crystals like bread^[d] fragments.
    Who can endure his freezing cold?
¹⁸ He sends out his word
    and melts them.
He makes his wind blow
    and the water flows.

¹⁹ He declares his words to Jacob,
    his statutes and decrees to Israel.
²⁰ He has not dealt with any other nation like this;
    they never knew^[e] his decrees.

Hallelujah!