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1 Praise the LORD.Praise the LORD, my soul.
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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 praise 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 all my life long.
3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.
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Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
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When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.
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Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God,
6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever.
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who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever;
7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets 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 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 watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
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The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.
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The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord!