1  Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

1  Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

1  Alleluia. Praise the Lord, because the psalm is good. Delightful and beautiful praise shall be for our God.

2  YHWH doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;

2  The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

3  Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

3  He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.

4  He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.

4  He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.

4  He counts the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.

5  Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

6  YHWH upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

6  The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.

7  Sing unto YHWH with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God;

7  Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God

7  Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.

8  Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.

8  who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, and green herb for the service of men;

9  He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

9  and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.

9  He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.

10  He delighteth not in the strength of the horse; He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

10  He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.

10  He will not have good will for the strength of the horse, nor will he be well pleased with the legs of a man.

11  YHWH taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.

11  The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.

11  The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.

12  Glorify YHWH, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

title  Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias.

1  Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.

12  Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.

13  For He hath made strong the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.

13  For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.

14  He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.

14  He makes thy borders peaceful, and fills thee with the flour of wheat.

14  He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain.

15  He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.

15  He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.

16  He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

16  He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.

16  He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes.

17  He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?

17  Casting forth his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?

17  He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?

18  He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

18  He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow with his wind, and the waters shall flow.

18  He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow.

19  He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.

19  He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgements to Israel.

20  He hath not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.

20  He has not done so to any other nation; and he has not shewn them his judgements.

20  He has not dealt so with all nations; and his judgments he has not made known to them. Praise the LORD.