Psalms 146

1 Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

My soul, praise the Lord.

2 I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

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

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 mortals, in whom is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; 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 whose help is the God of Jacob, 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 in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;

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

7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;

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

8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; the LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous;

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

9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.

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

10 The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.

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