Psalm 126; Psalm 147; Psalm 148; Psalm 149; Psalm 150

1When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.

2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

3The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

4Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.

5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

6He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

1Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!

2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.

3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

4He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.

5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.

6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.

7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,

8who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.

12Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!

13For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.

14He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

15He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.

16He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;

17He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?

18He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.

19He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.

20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.

2Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.

3Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.

4Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.

5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

6He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.

7Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,

8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,

9mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

10wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,

11kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,

12young men and maidens, old and young together.

13Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

14He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!

1Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.

2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

5Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

7to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

8to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

9to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

1Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

2Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.

3Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.

4Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.

5Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.

6Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!