Psalms 146

1 to boast: praise LORD to boast: praise soul my [obj] LORD

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

2 to boast: praise LORD in/on/with life my to sing to/for God my in/on/with still my

I will praise Yahweh as long as I am alive; I will sing to praise my God for [the rest of] my life.

3 not to trust in/on/with noble in/on/with son: child man which/that nothing to/for him deliverance: salvation

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

4 to come out: come spirit: breath his to return: return to/for land: soil his in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to perish thought his

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 blessed which/that God Jacob in/on/with helper his hope his upon LORD God his

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 to make heaven and land: country/planet [obj] [the] sea and [obj] all which in/on/with them [the] to keep: obey truth: faithful to/for forever: enduring

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 to make: do justice to/for to oppress to give: give food to/for hungry LORD to free to bind

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 LORD to open blind LORD to raise to bend LORD to love: lover righteous

Yahweh enables those who are blind to see again. He lifts up those who have fallen down. He loves righteous [people].

9 LORD to keep: guard [obj] sojourner orphan and widow to uphold and way: conduct wicked to pervert

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 to reign LORD to/for forever: enduring God your Zion to/for generation and generation to boast: praise LORD

Yahweh will [continue to] be our king forever; you people of Israel, your God will rule forever! Praise Yahweh!