Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias.
1Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.
2The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
4He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.
5Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.
6The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.
7Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:
8who 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;]
9and gives to cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
10He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.
11The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
Psalm 146 (Hebrew/KJV numbering: Psalm 147) · Read in Kathisma 20 of the Psalter.
Text: The Septuagint Psalter, translated by Sir Lancelot C. L. Brenton (1851). Public domain.