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.
2. The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4. He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
5. Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
6. The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
7. Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:
8. who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [See Ps 104:14] and green herb for the service of men;
9. and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
10. He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.
11. The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
12. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.
13. For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy children within thee.
14. He makes thy borders peaceful, and fills thee with the [Lit. fat of wheat] flour of wheat.
15. He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
16. He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
17. Casting forth his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?
18. He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow with his wind, and the waters shall flow.
19. He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgements to Israel.
20. He has not done so to [Gr. every] any other nation; and he has not shewn them his judgements.