Psalms 146

1 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. My soul, praise the Lord.

Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. My soul, praise the Lord.

2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

3 Trust not in princes, nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety.

Trust not in princes, nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety.

4 His breath shall go forth, and he shall return to his earth; in that day all his thoughts shall perish.

His breath shall go forth, and he shall return to his earth; in that day all his thoughts shall perish.

5 Blessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

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

6 who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all things in them: who keeps truth for ever:

who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all things in them: who keeps truth for ever:

7 who executes judgement for the wronged: who gives food to the hungry. The Lord looses the fettered ones:

who executes judgement for the wronged: who gives food to the hungry. The Lord looses the fettered ones:

8 the Lord gives wisdom to the blind: The Lord sets up the broken down: the Lord loves the righteous: the Lord preserves the strangers;

the Lord gives wisdom to the blind: The Lord sets up the broken down: the Lord loves the righteous: the Lord preserves the strangers;

9 he will relieve the orphan and widow: but will utterly remove the way of sinners.

he will relieve the orphan and widow: but will utterly remove the way of sinners.

10 The Lord shall reign for ever, [even] your God, O Sion, to all generations.

The Lord shall reign for ever, [even] your God, O Sion, to all generations.