Psalms 146

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

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

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

I will praise the LORD, as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God, while I have my being.

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

Put not your trust in princes, In the son of man, in whom is no help!

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

His breath goeth forth; he returneth to the dust; In that very day his plans perish.

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

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

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

Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is therein; Who keepeth truth for ever;

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

Who executeth judgment for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD setteth free the prisoners;

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

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 preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

The LORD preserveth the strangers; He relieveth the fatherless and the widow; But the way of the wicked he maketh crooked.

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

The LORD shall reign for ever; Thy God, O Zion! to all generations! Praise ye the LORD!