Psalms 146

1 Praise Yahweh. Praise Yahweh, my soul.

Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.

2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Do not put your trust in princes or in mankind, in whom there is no salvation.

Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

4 When a person's life's breath stops, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans end.

When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

5 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh his God.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

6 Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; he observes trustworthiness forever.

the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

7 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners;

He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind; Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down; Yahweh loves the 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 protects the foreigners in the land; he lifts up the fatherless and widow, but he opposes the wicked.

The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

10 Yahweh will reign forever, your God, Zion, for all generations. Praise Yahweh.

The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!