1 Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; praise thy God, O Sion. Notesn1 In the original text, the following verses are numbered 12 to 20.
2 For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates ; he has blessed thy children within thee.
3 He makes thy borders peaceful, and fills thee with the flour of wheat. Notesn1 Lit. fat of wheat.
4 He sends his oracle to the earth : his word will run swiftly.
5 He gives snow like wool : he scatters the mist like ashes.
6 Casting forth his ice like morsels : who shall stand before his cold ?
7 He shall send out his word, and melt them : he shall blow with his wind, and the waters shall flow.
8 He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
9 He has not done so to any other nation ; and he has not shewn them his judgments. Notesn1 Gr. every.