Psalms 146

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

הַֽלְלוּ־יָהּ הַֽלְלִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃

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

אֲהַלְלָה יְהֹוָה בְּחַיָּי אֲזַמְּרָה לֵאלֹהַי בְּעוֹדִֽי׃

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

אַל־תִּבְטְחוּ בִנְדִיבִים בְּבֶן־אָדָם ׀ שֶׁאֵין לוֹ תְשׁוּעָֽה׃

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

תֵּצֵא רוּחוֹ יָשֻׁב לְאַדְמָתוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אָבְדוּ עֶשְׁתֹּֽנֹתָֽיו׃

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

אַשְׁרֵי שֶׁאֵל יַעֲקֹב בְּעֶזְרוֹ שִׂבְרוֹ עַל־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃

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

עֹשֶׂה ׀ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ אֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּם הַשֹּׁמֵר אֱמֶת לְעוֹלָֽם׃

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

עֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט ׀ לָעֲשׁוּקִים נֹתֵן לֶחֶם לָרְעֵבִים יְהֹוָה מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִֽים׃

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.

יְהֹוָה ׀ פֹּקֵחַ עִוְרִים יְהֹוָה זֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים יְהֹוָה אֹהֵב צַדִּיקִֽים׃

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

יְהֹוָה ׀ שֹׁמֵר אֶת־גֵּרִים יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה יְעוֹדֵד וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים יְעַוֵּֽת׃

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

יִמְלֹךְ יְהֹוָה ׀ לְעוֹלָם אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּוֹן לְדֹר וָדֹר הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃