Psalms 146

1 Praise the Lord! With my whole being I praise the Lord!

Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

2 I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have breath.

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

3 Don't put your confidence in human leaders—they cannot save you.

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 Once they breathe no more, they go back to dust. On that very day everything they planned dies with them.

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

5 Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them—their hope is in the Lord their God—

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

6 the one who made heaven and earth, and the sea along with everything it contains. He is trustworthy forever.

Which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; which keepeth truth for ever:

7 He makes sure the oppressed receive justice. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free.

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed; which giveth food to the hungry: the LORD looseth the prisoners;

8 The Lord makes the blind see. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down. The Lord loves those who do what is right.

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

9 The Lord takes care of strangers among us. He looks after widows and orphans. But he makes life difficult for the wicked.

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he upholdeth the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

10 The Lord will reign forever. Zion, he will be your God for all generations. Praise the Lord!

The LORD shall reign for ever, thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.