< Psalms 146 >

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises to my God while I have any being.
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
6 Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them: who keepeth truth for ever:
Which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Who executeth judgment for the oppressed: who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed; which giveth food to the hungry: the LORD looseth the prisoners;
8 The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind; the LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous;
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he upholdeth the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The LORD will reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
The LORD shall reign for ever, thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

< Psalms 146 >