Psalms 146

1 Hallelujah. Praise, O my soul, the Lord.

Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul.

2 I will praise the Lord throughout my life: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

3 Put not your trust in princes, in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

Do not put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.

4 When his spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his [native] earth: on that very day perish his thoughts.

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

5 [But] happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is on the Lord his God;

Blessed is the one who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

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

who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed: who giveth bread to the hungry: the Lord looseneth the prisoners;

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

8 The Lord causeth the blind to see; the Lord raiseth up those who are bowed down; the Lord loveth the righteous:

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

9 The Lord guardeth the strangers; the fatherless and widow he helpeth up; but the way of the wicked he maketh crooked.

The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

10 The Lord will reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.

The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD.