New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
English Standard Version ESV
1 Praise the LORD ! Praise the LORD , O my soul!
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Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
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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 princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
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Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
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When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.
5 How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
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Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; Who keeps faith forever;
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who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever;
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free.
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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 bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous;
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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 the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
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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 will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD !
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The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!