Psalms 146

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

Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.

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

Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God as long as I shall be. Do not trust in the leaders,

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

in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.

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

His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. In that day, all their thoughts will perish.

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

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord God himself,

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein [is: ] which keepeth truth for ever:

who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them.

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

He preserves the truth forever. He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. He provides food for the hungry. The Lord releases those who are bound.

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

The Lord enlightens the blind. The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down. The Lord loves the just.

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

The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners.

10 The LORD shall reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion, from generation to generation.