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 while I live; I will sing praises unto 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, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
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.
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; in that very day his thoughts 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.
Happy 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.
Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;
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.
Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;
8 Yahweh enables those who are blind to see again. He lifts up those who have fallen down. He loves righteous [people].
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; the LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth 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 preserveth the strangers; He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.
10 Yahweh will [continue to] be our king forever; you people of Israel, your God will rule forever! Praise Yahweh!
The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.
