Psalms 146

1 Praise you the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

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

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

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

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

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

4 His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

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

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

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

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keeps truth for ever:

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

7 Which executes judgment for the oppressed: which gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:

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

8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind: the LORD raises them that are bowed down: the LORD loves the righteous:

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

9 The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

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

10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise you the LORD.

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