Psalms 146

1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.

My soul, praise the Lord.

2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my 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, in mortal man, who cannot save.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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