In Praise of God the Almighty
1 Praise the Lord!
It is good to sing praise to our God;
it is pleasant and right to praise him.
2 The Lord is restoring Jerusalem;
he is bringing back the exiles.
3 He heals the broken-hearted
and bandages their wounds.
4 He has decided the number of the stars
and calls each one by name.
5 Great and mighty is our Lord;
his wisdom cannot be measured.
6 He raises the humble,
but crushes the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing hymns of praise to the Lord;
play music on the harp to our God.
8 He spreads clouds over the sky;
he provides rain for the earth
and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives animals their food
and feeds the young ravens when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in strong horses,
nor his delight in brave soldiers;
11 but he takes pleasure in those who honor him,
in those who trust in his constant love.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 He keeps your gates strong;
he blesses your people.
14 He keeps your borders safe
and satisfies you with the finest wheat.
15 He gives a command to the earth,
and what he says is quickly done.
16 He spreads snow like a blanket
and scatters frost like dust.
17 He sends hail like gravel;
no one can endure the cold he sends!
18 Then he gives a command, and the ice melts;
he sends the wind, and the water flows.
19 He gives his message to his people,
his instructions and laws to Israel.
20 He has not done this for other nations;
they do not know his laws.
Praise the Lord!
Elob Hoaǀgaixab ǃoa hâ koatsanas
1 Koa re ǃKhūba!
ǃGâi i ge a Eloba koaǁnaebasa;
ǀnamǀnamsa tsîs a anu ǁîba koasa amaga.
2 ǃKhūb ge Jerusalemsa ǁkhawa ra ǂnubikhâi
Israeli din, ǀgaruǀgaruhe hânab ge ra ǀhaoǀhao.
3 ǁÎb ge ǁnāb ǂkhū hâ ǂgaogu â-ina ǂgauǂgau
tsî ǀhapin âna ra ǃgae-aiba.
4 ǀGamiron di ǃgôaba ǁapoǁapo
tsî mâ-i hoa-e ǀonsa ra māba.
5 Sada ǃKhūb ge kai tsî ǀgaib âb ge a kai,
ǁîb ǁnâuǃāb ge a ǀnōhe ǁoa.
6 ǃKhūb ge ǁgâiǀāhe hâna ra huikhâi;
xaweb ge ǂkhaba khoena ǃhūb kōse ra ǃgamǃgam.
7 Gangantsanasa ǃKhūba ǁnaeba re
harps ai sada Eloba ǀkhōba re.
8 ǁÎb ǀhomma ǃâudi ǀkha ra ǀoa kaib,
ǀnanuba ǃhūb ǃaroma ra ǂhomib,
ǀgâna ǃhomgu a ra ǁhai kaiba.
9 Xamarina ra ǂûmāba,
ǂkham goran ǂgai rana.
10 Hā-i di ǀgaib ǃaroma tamas ge ǃgâiaǂgaob rasa,
khoeb ǀnūkha ǃnâ tamas ge ǃgâiǃgâibasensab ūhâsa.
11 ǃKhūb ge ǁnān ǁîba ra ǃaoǃgân ǃnâ ra ǃgâiaǂgao
ǁnān, ǁîb di hâhâ ra ǀnamma ra ǃâubasenna.
12 ǃKhūba koaǁnaeba re Jerusalemse!
koa re sa Eloba, Sionse!
13 Sa dao-amdi di ǂganamxūdeb ra ǁapoǁapo
tsî sa ôana ǀkhae xuige.
14 ǁÎb ge sa ǃhūǀkharigu ǃoa ǂkhîba ra sîb,
ǃgâi ǃhorob ǀkha ra ǁâǁâ tsiba.
15 Mîmās âba ǃhūb ǁga ra sîb,
mîb ra xūn ǃhaese ra ība.
16 Tsamaros, gūǀûn khami īsa ra māb,
ǀauba tsarab khami ra tsorob;
17 ǃnareb âba pereǂoman khami ra aoǁnâba.
Tari-e ǁîb di ǃkhaib aiǃâ nî mâ ǁkhā?
18 Mîs âbab ge ra sî tsî ǁîde ra tsunitsuni;
ǂoab âbab ra ǃgom kai, tsîb ǁgamma ra dâu.
19 ǁÎb ge mîdi âba Jakoba ra ǂanǂan;
ǁaposa ǂnûiǂgādi tsî ǂhanugu âba Israela.
20 ǀNî ǃhao-i ǃoagub ge nēti ge dī tama hâ i;
ǁîb ǂhanugan ge ǁîna a ǀū.
Koa re ǃKhūba!
