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Psalm 146

1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, my soul!

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 I want to praise the LORD throughout my life. I want to make music to praise my God as long as I live.

2 While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Do not trust influential people, mortals who cannot help you.

3 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 breath, they return to the ground. On that day their plans come to an end.

4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.

5 Blessed are those who receive help from the God of Jacob. Their hope rests on the LORD their God,

5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 who made heaven, earth, the sea, and everything in them. The LORD remains faithful forever.

6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,

7 He brings about justice for those who are oppressed. He gives food to those who are hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free.

7 Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

8 The LORD gives sight to blind people. The LORD straightens [the backs] of those who are bent over. The LORD loves righteous people.

8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.

9 The LORD protects foreigners. The LORD gives relief to orphans and widows. But he keeps wicked people from reaching their goal.

9 The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

10 The LORD rules as king forever. Zion, your God rules throughout every generation. Hallelujah!

10 The Lord shall reign forever-- Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!