Psalms 146

1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.

My soul, praise the Lord.

2 While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

I will praise the Lord, while I live; I will sing to my God, while I am.

3 Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

Put not your trust in princes mortals, in whom is no help.

4 His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

When their breath goes out, they go back to the dust: on that very day their purposes perish.

5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

Happy those whose help is the God of Jacob: whose hope is set on the Lord their God,

6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

the Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them. He remains eternally loyal.

7 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

For the wronged he executes justice; he gives bread to the hungry; the Lord releases the prisoners.

8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

The Lord gives sight to the blind: the Lord raises those who are bowed. The Lord loves the righteous.

9 The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.

The Lord preserves the stranger, upholds the widow and orphan, but the wicked he leads to disaster.

10 The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!

The Lord shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Hallelujah.