1Halleluja! Det er godt at synge lovsange til Gud, ja, det er herligt at prise hans magt.2Herren genopbygger Jerusalem og bringer de landflygtige hjem til Israel.3Han heler de sønderbrudte hjerter, læger de sår, de har fået.4Herren satte stjernerne på himlen, han har givet dem alle et navn.5Han er stor og mægtig, hans visdom er uden grænser.6Herren rejser den ydmyge op og kaster den onde i støvet.7Syng takkesange for Herren, spil på jeres harper for Gud.8Han samler skyerne på himlen, sender byger af regn ned på jorden, så græs spirer frem på bakkerne.9Han giver dyrene deres føde, mætter den skrigende ravneunge.10Han er ikke interesseret i stærke heste, ikke imponeret af krigerens styrke.11Han glæder sig over dem, der adlyder ham og har tillid til hans trofaste omsorg.12Jerusalems befolkning, pris Herren. Zions indbyggere, lovsyng jeres Gud.13Han beskytter byen mod fjenders angreb og velsigner dens indbyggere.14Han skaber fred i landet og sørger for en rigelig høst.15Han sender sit ord ud over jorden, hans vilje bliver udført i hast.16Han breder sneen ud som et tæppe, spreder rimfrost på jorden som mel.17Han kaster hagl som byger af småsten, hvem kan holde stand mod den isnende kulde?18På hans ord begynder isen at smelte, når han ånder på den, pibler vandet frem.19Han sendte sit ord til Israels folk, gav dem sine forskrifter og lovbud.20Han sendte det ikke til de andre folk, de kender ikke hans love. Halleluja!
1Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant,[1] and a song of praise is fitting. (Salm 33,1; Salm 92,1; Salm 135,1; Salm 135,3)2The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. (5.Mos 30,3; Salm 51,18; Salm 102,16; Es 11,12; Es 27,13; Es 56,8; Ez 39,28)3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. (Salm 34,18; Ez 34,16)4He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. (1.Mos 15,5; Es 40,26)5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. (Job 5,9; Salm 48,1; Es 40,28; Nah 1,3)6The Lord lifts up the humble;[2] he casts the wicked to the ground. (Salm 146,8)7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! (2.Mos 15,21; 1.Krøn 15,16; Salm 95,1)8He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. (Job 5,10; Job 38,27; Salm 104,14)9He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. (Job 38,41; Salm 104,27)10His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, (Salm 33,17)11but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. (Salm 33,18; Salm 149,4)12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!13For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you. (Neh 7,3)14He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat. (2.Mos 34,24; 5.Mos 32,14; Salm 81,16; Salm 132,15; Ord 16,7; Es 60,17)15He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. (Salm 148,8)16He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes. (Job 37,6; Job 38,29)17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? (Job 37,9; Job 37,10)18He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow. (Job 37,12; Salm 33,9; Salm 107,20; Salm 147,15)19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules[3] to Israel. (5.Mos 33,2; Salm 78,5; Mal 4,4)20He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules.[4] Praise the Lord! (5.Mos 4,7; 5.Mos 4,32; Salm 135,1)