Psalms 146

1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.

2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God as long as I shall be. Do not trust in the leaders,

3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.

4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. In that day, all their thoughts will perish.

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord God himself,

6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them.

7 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

He preserves the truth forever. He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. He provides food for the hungry. The Lord releases those who are bound.

8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

The Lord enlightens the blind. The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down. The Lord loves the just.

9 The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners.

10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion, from generation to generation.