Psalms 146

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves 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 The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but the way of the wicked he turns 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 The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD.

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