| Holman Christian Standard (CSB) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Hallelujah! My soul, praise the Lord. | 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. |
| 2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. | 2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. |
| 3 Do not trust in nobles, in man, who cannot save. | 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. |
| 4 When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die. | 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. |
| 5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, | 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, |
| 6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever, | 6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- the LORD, who remains faithful forever. |
| 7 executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The Lord frees prisoners. | 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, |
| 8 The Lord opens [the eyes of] the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous. | 8 the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. |
| 9 The Lord protects foreigners and helps the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked. | 9 The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. |
| 10 The Lord reigns forever; Zion, your God [reigns] for all generations. Hallelujah! | 10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD. |
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