Psalms 146

1 Alleluia, [a Psalm] of Aggaeus and Zacharias. My soul, praise the Lord.

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

2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

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

3 Trust not in princes, nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety.

[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 shall go forth, and he shall return to his earth; in that day all his thoughts shall 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 Blessed is he whose helper 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 things in them: who keeps 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 executes judgment for the wronged: who gives food to the hungry. The Lord looses the fettered ones:

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 gives wisdom to the blind: The Lord sets up the broken down: the Lord loves the righteous: the Lord preserves the strangers;

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

9 he will relieve the orphan and widow: but will utterly remove the way of sinners.

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 shall reign for ever, [even] your God, O Sion, to all generations.

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