Psalms 146

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

Praise JAH. Praise Jehovah, my soul.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jehovah will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise JAH.