Psalms 146

1 Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.

Praise YAH! Praise, O my soul, YHWH.

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,

I praise YHWH during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

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

Do not trust in princes—in a son of man, For he has no deliverance.

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

His spirit goes forth, he returns to his earth, In that day his thoughts have perished.

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

O the blessedness of him Who has the God of Jacob for his help, His hope [is] on his God YHWH,

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

Making the heavens and earth, The sea and all that [is] in them, Who is keeping truth for all time,

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.

Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.

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

YHWH is loosing the prisoners, YHWH is opening (the eyes of) the blind, YHWH is raising the bowed down, YHWH is loving the righteous,

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

YHWH is preserving the strangers, He causes the fatherless and widow to stand, And He turns the way of the wicked upside down.

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

YHWH reigns for all time, Your God, O Zion, to generation and generation, Praise YAH!