Psalms 146

1 Praise YAH! Praise, O my soul, YHWH.

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

2 I praise YHWH during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

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

3 Do not trust in princes—in a son of man, For he has no deliverance.

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

4 His spirit goes forth, he returns to his earth, In that day his thoughts have perished.

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

5 O the blessedness of him Who has the God of Jacob for his help, His hope [is] on his God YHWH,

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

6 Making the heavens and earth, The sea and all that [is] in them, Who is keeping truth for all time,

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

7 Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.

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

8 YHWH is loosing the prisoners, YHWH is opening (the eyes of) the blind, YHWH is raising the bowed down, YHWH is loving 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 YHWH is preserving the strangers, He causes the fatherless and widow to stand, And He turns the way of the wicked 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 YHWH reigns for all time, Your God, O Zion, to generation and generation, Praise YAH!

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