Psalms 146; Psalms 147; Psalms 148; Psalms 149; Psalms 150

1 Praise the LORD! Let my whole being praise the LORD!

2 I will praise the LORD with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

3 Don't trust leaders; don't trust any human beings— there's no saving help with them!

4 Their breath leaves them, then they go back to the ground. On that very same day, their plans die too.

5 The person whose help is the God of Jacob— the person whose hope rests on the LORD their God— is truly happy!

6 God: the maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, God: who is faithful forever,

7 who gives justice to people who are oppressed, who gives bread to people who are starving! The LORD: who frees prisoners.

8 The LORD: who makes the blind see. The LORD: who straightens up those who are bent low. The LORD: who loves the righteous.

9 The LORD: who protects immigrants, who helps orphans and widows, but who makes the way of the wicked twist and turn!

10 The LORD will rule forever! Zion, your God will rule from one generation to the next! Praise the LORD!

1 Praise the LORD! Because it is good to sing praise to our God! Because it is a pleasure to make beautiful praise!

2 The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, gathering up Israel's exiles.

3 God heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.

4 God counts the stars by number, giving each one a name.

5 Our Lord is great and so strong! God's knowledge can't be grasped!

6 The LORD helps the poor, but throws the wicked down on the dirt!

7 Sing to the LORD with thanks; sing praises to our God with a lyre!

8 God covers the skies with clouds; God makes rain for the earth; God makes the mountains sprout green grass.

9 God gives food to the animals— even to the baby ravens when they cry out.

10 God doesn't prize the strength of a horse; God doesn't treasure the legs of a runner.

11 No. The LORD treasures the people who honor him, the people who wait for his faithful love.

12 Worship the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

13 Because God secures the bars on your gates, God blesses the children you have there.

14 God establishes your borders peacefully. God fills you full with the very best wheat.

15 God issues his command to the earth— God's word speeds off fast!

16 God spreads snow like it was wool; God scatters frost like it was ashes;

17 God throws his hail down like crumbs— who can endure God's freezing cold?

18 Then God issues his word and melts it all away! God makes his winds blow; the water flows again.

19 God proclaims his word to Jacob; his statutes and rules to Israel.

20 God hasn't done that with any other nation; those nations have no knowledge of God's rules. Praise the LORD!

1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from heaven! Praise God on the heights!

2 Praise God, all of you who are his messengers! Praise God, all of you who comprise his heavenly forces!

3 Sun and moon, praise God! All of you bright stars, praise God!

4 You highest heaven, praise God! Do the same, you waters that are above the sky!

5 Let all of these praise the LORD's name because God gave the command and they were created!

6 God set them in place always and forever. God made a law that will not be broken.

7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all you ocean depths!

8 Do the same, fire and hail, snow and smoke, stormy wind that does what God says!

9 Do the same, you mountains, every single hill, fruit trees, and every single cedar!

10 Do the same, you animals—wild or tame— you creatures that creep along and you birds that fly!

11 Do the same, you kings of the earth and every single person, you princes and every single ruler on earth!

12 Do the same, you young men—young women too!— you who are old together with you who are young!

13 Let all of these praise the LORD's name because only God's name is high over all. Only God's majesty is over earth and heaven.

14 God raised the strength of his people, the praise of all his faithful ones— that's the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the LORD!

1 Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song; sing God's praise in the assembly of the faithful!

2 Let Israel celebrate its maker; let Zion's children rejoice in their king!

3 Let them praise God's name with dance; let them sing God's praise with the drum and lyre!

4 Because the LORD is pleased with his people, God will beautify the poor with saving help.

5 Let the faithful celebrate with glory; let them shout for joy on their beds.

6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,

7 to get revenge against the nations and punishment on the peoples,

8 binding their rulers in chains and their officials in iron shackles,

9 achieving the justice written against them. That will be an honor for all God's faithful people. Praise the LORD!

1 Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise God in his fortress, the sky!

2 Praise God in his mighty acts! Praise God as suits his incredible greatness!

3 Praise God with the blast of the ram's horn! Praise God with lute and lyre!

4 Praise God with drum and dance! Praise God with strings and pipe!

5 Praise God with loud cymbals! Praise God with clashing cymbals!

6 Let every living thing praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!