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1 Praise the LORD.Praise the LORD, my soul.
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Praise the LORD! Let my whole being praise the LORD!
2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
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I will praise the LORD with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.
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Don't trust leaders; don't trust any human beings— there's no saving help with them!
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
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Their breath leaves them, then they go back to the ground. On that very same day, their plans die too.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.
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The person whose help is the God of Jacob— the person whose hope rests on the LORD their God— is truly happy!
6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever.
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God: the maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, God: who is faithful forever,
7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,
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who gives justice to people who are oppressed, who gives bread to people who are starving! The LORD: who frees prisoners.
8 the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
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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 watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
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The LORD: who protects immigrants, who helps orphans and widows, but who makes the way of the wicked twist and turn!
10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.
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The LORD will rule forever! Zion, your God will rule from one generation to the next! Praise the LORD!