Psalms 146

1 My soul, praise the Lord.

Praise you 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 goes forth, he returns 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 has 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.

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keeps truth for ever:

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

Which executes judgment for the oppressed: which gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:

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

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind: the LORD raises them that are bowed down: the LORD loves the righteous:

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

The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

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

The LORD shall reign for ever, even your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise you the LORD.