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1 Praise the Lord! My whole being, praise the Lord.
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Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
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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 put your trust in princes or other people, who cannot save you.
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Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 When people die, they are buried. Then all of their plans come to an end.
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When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.
5 Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob. Their hope is in the Lord their God.
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Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 He made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in it. He remains loyal forever.
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who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever;
7 He does what is fair for those who have been wronged. He 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 gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up people who are in trouble. The Lord loves those who do right.
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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 foreigners. He defends the orphans and widows, but he blocks 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 be King forever. Jerusalem, your God is everlasting.
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The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!