Psalms 146

1 My soul, praise the Lord.

Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

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

As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being.

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

Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

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 purposes perish.

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

Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

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

Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; 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 bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

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

Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

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

Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert.

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

Jehovah will reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Hallelujah!