Psalms 146

1 Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.

Let the Lord be praised. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul.

2 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,

While I have breath I will give praise to the Lord: I will make melody to my God while I have my being.

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

Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

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

Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.

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

Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

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

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

7 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.

Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;

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

The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;

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

The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.

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

The Lord will be King for ever; your God, O Zion, will be King through all generations. Praise be to the Lord.