12. Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!Praise your God, O Zion!
13. For he makes the bars of your gates strong.He blesses your children within you.
14. He brings peace to your territory.He abundantly provides for you the best grain.
15. He sends his command through the earth;swiftly his order reaches its destination.
16. He sends the snow that is white like wool;he spreads the frost that is white like ashes.
17. He throws his hailstones like crumbs.Who can withstand the cold wind he sends?
18. He then orders it all to melt;he breathes on it, and the water flows.