Psalms 146

1 Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Praise Yahweh! With my whole inner being I will praise Yahweh.

2 I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

I will praise Yahweh as long as I am alive; I will sing to praise my God for [the rest of] my life.

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

[You people], do not trust in your leaders; do not trust humans because they cannot save/rescue you [from your difficulties/problems].

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

And when they die, their corpses [decay and] become soil again. After they die, they can no longer do the things that they planned to do.

5 Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

But those whose helper is the God whom Jacob [worshiped] are happy. The one whom they confidently expect [to help them] is Yahweh, their God.

6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;

He is the one who created heaven and the earth and the oceans and all [the creatures] that are in them. He always does what he has promised to do.

7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;

He decides matters fairly for those who are (treated unfairly/oppressed), and he provides food for those who are hungry. He frees those who are in prison.

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

Yahweh enables those who are blind to see again. He lifts up those who have fallen down. He loves righteous [people].

9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.

Yahweh takes care of those from other countries who live in our land, and he helps widows and orphans. But he gets rid of wicked [people].

10 The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.

Yahweh will [continue to] be our king forever; you people of Israel, your God will rule forever! Praise Yahweh!