< Psalms 146 >
1 Praise Yahweh. Praise Yahweh, my soul.
2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
3 Do not put your trust in princes or in mankind, in whom there is no salvation.
4 When a person's life's breath stops, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans end.
5 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh his God.
6 Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; he observes trustworthiness forever.
7 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners;
8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind; Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down; Yahweh loves the righteous people.
9 Yahweh protects the foreigners in the land; he lifts up the fatherless and widow, but he opposes the wicked.
10 Yahweh will reign forever, your God, Zion, for all generations. Praise Yahweh.