Psalms 146

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

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

2 I will praise the Lord throughout my life: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any 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, in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

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

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

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 [But] happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is on 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 hath made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is therein; 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 looseneth 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 causeth the blind to see; the Lord raiseth up those who 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 guardeth the strangers; the fatherless and widow he helpeth up; 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, even 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!