Refrain: Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Verse 1
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates;
he has blessed your children within you.
Refrain: Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Verse 2
He has granted peace in your borders;
with the best of wheat he fills you.
He sends forth his command to the earth;
swiftly runs his word!
Refrain: Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Verse 3
He has proclaimed his word to Jacob,
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation;
his ordinances he has not made known to them.
Refrain: Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.