Psalms 146
1 Praise Yahweh! With my whole inner being I will praise Yahweh.
Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 I will praise Yahweh as long as I am alive; I will sing to praise my God for [the rest of] my life.
I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 [You people], do not trust in your leaders; do not trust humans because they cannot save/rescue you [from your difficulties/problems].
Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
4 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.
When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
5 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.
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 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.
the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
7 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.
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
8 Yahweh enables those who are blind to see again. He lifts up those who have fallen down. He loves righteous [people].
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
9 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].
The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
10 Yahweh will [continue to] be our king forever; you people of Israel, your God will rule forever! Praise Yahweh!
The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!
