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Psalm 146

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 as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Do not trust in nobles, in man, who cannot save.

3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

4 When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die.

4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.

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 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever;

7 executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The Lord frees prisoners.

7 who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the 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 opens the eyes of 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 sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

10 The Lord reigns forever; Zion, your God [reigns] for all generations. Hallelujah!

10 The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!