Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to sing, The praises of our God, and King

Verse 1

Praise ye the Lord; 'tis good to sing The praises of our God, and King; Praise is the most delightful theme, And nothing more becomes our frame.

Verse 2

The Lord Jerus'lem doth repair; And bring his scattered exiles there.

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He kindly heals the broken heart; Binds up their wounds, allays their smart.

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He numbers all the starry flames; And calls them by their various names.

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Great is our Lord, of boundless might; His understanding's infinite.

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The Lord the meek hath raised,and crowned; But cast the wicked to the ground.

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To God your thankful praises sing; And join the harps melodious string.

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Who clouds the sky, prepares the rains; Makes grass to grow on mounts, and plains,

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His treasures, beasts with food, supply; And the young ravens, when they cry.

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He, in the strength, or nimble flight, Of horse, or man, takes no delight.

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The Lord takes pleasure in the just; And those that in his mercy trust.

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Jerusalem, Jehovah, praise; Sion, thy God, with sacred lays.

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He, thy gates bars with strength possessed; In thee thy children he hath blest.

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He gives thy borders peace most sweet; And fills thee with the finest wheat.

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On earth he sends forth his decrees; His word, like lightning, swiftly flees.

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Like wool, he clothes the ground, with snows; His hoary frost, as ashes, throws:

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Fragments of ice casts from his hand; And who before his cold can stand?

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He sendeth forth his high commands, The glebe is loosened from it's bands; He bids the warmer breezes blow; The ice dissolves, the waters flow.

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His word, and will, by act of grace, He hath revealed to Jacobs race; To Israel whom he chose his own, His laws, and judgments, are made known.

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There's none of all the nations round, With him, such favor, e'er have found; To them, he never did afford, His judgments. Therefore praise the Lord.