The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 Halleluyah! Praise ADONAI, my soul!
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Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise ADONAI as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God all my life.
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While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Don't put your trust in princes or in mortals, who cannot help.
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Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 When they breathe their last, they return to dust; on that very day all their plans are gone.
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His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.
5 Happy is he whose help is Ya'akov's God, whose hope is in ADONAI his God.
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Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 He made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them; he keeps faith forever.
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Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
7 He secures justice for the oppressed, he gives food to the hungry. ADONAI sets prisoners free,
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Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 ADONAI opens the eyes of the blind, ADONAI lifts up those who are bent over. ADONAI loves the righteous.
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The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.
9 ADONAI watches over strangers, he sustains the fatherless and widows; but the way of the wicked he twists.
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The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
10 ADONAI will reign forever, your God, Tziyon, through all generations. Halleluyah!
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The Lord shall reign forever-- Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.