Psalms 146

1 My soul, praise the Lord.

Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

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

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises to my God while I have any being.

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

Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.

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

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

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

Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:

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

Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that [is] in them: who keepeth truth for ever:

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

Who executeth judgment for the oppressed: who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

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

The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

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

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

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

The LORD will reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise ye the LORD.