| Hebrew Names Version (HNV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul. | 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. |
| 2 While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist. | 2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. |
| 3 Don't put your trust in princes, Each a son of man in whom there is no help. | 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. |
| 4 His spirit departs, and he returns to the eretz. In that very day, his thoughts perish. | 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. |
| 5 Happy is he who has the God of Ya`akov for his help, 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 Who made heaven and eretz, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever; | 6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- the LORD, who remains faithful forever. |
| 7 Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the 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 bowed down. 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 preserves the sojourners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, But the way of the wicked he turns upside down. | 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 will reign forever; Your God, O Tziyon, to all generations. Praise the LORD! | 10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD. |
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