Psalms 146

1 Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.

Alleluia, of Aggeus and Zacharias.

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,

Praise the Lord, O my soul, in my life I will praise the Lord: I will sing to my God as long as I shall be. Put not your trust in princes:

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

In the children of men, 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.

His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return into his earth: in that day all their thoughts shall perish.

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

Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his helper, 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 that are in them.

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 keepeth truth for ever: who executeth judgment for them that suffer wrong: who giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth them that are fettered:

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

The Lord enlighteneth the blind. The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down: the Lord loveth the just.

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 keepeth the strangers, he will support the fatherless and the widow: and the ways of sinners he will destroy.

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

The Lord shall reign for ever: thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation.