1 | Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion. |
2 | For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you. |
3 | He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain. |
4 | He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly. |
5 | He provides snow like wool. He strews clouds like ashes. |
6 | He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold? |
7 | He will send forth his word, and it will melt them. His Spirit will breathe out, and the waters will flow. |
8 | He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel. |
9 | He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia. |