Psalms 146

1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

My soul, praise the Lord.

2 While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

I will praise the Lord, while I live; I will sing to my God, while I am.

3 Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Put not your trust in princes mortals, in whom is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

When their breath goes out, they go back to the dust: on that very day their purposes perish.

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:

Happy those whose help is the God of Jacob: whose hope is set on the Lord their God,

6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;

the Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them. He remains eternally loyal.

7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

For the wronged he executes justice; he gives bread to the hungry; the Lord releases the prisoners.

8 Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

The Lord gives sight to the blind: the Lord raises those who are bowed. The Lord loves the righteous.

9 Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

The Lord preserves the stranger, upholds the widow and orphan, but the wicked he leads to disaster.

10 Jehovah will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Jehovah.

The Lord shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Hallelujah.