Psalms 146

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

My soul, praise the Lord.

2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any 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 earth; 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 that hath the God of Jacob for his help, 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 Which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; which keepeth truth for ever:

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

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed; which giveth food 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 widow; but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

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

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

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