Psalms 146

1 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.

2 As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being.

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,

3 Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

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

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.

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

5 Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

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

6 Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;

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

7 Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

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.

8 Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

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

9 Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert.

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

10 Jehovah will reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Hallelujah!

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