New King James Version NKJV
Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
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Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.
2 While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
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While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
3 Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
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Don't put your trust in princes, Each a son of man in whom there is no help.
4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.
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His spirit departs, and he returns to the eretz. In that very day, his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
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Happy is he who has the God of Ya`akov for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD, his God:
6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
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Who made heaven and eretz, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever;
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
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Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.
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The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
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The LORD preserves the sojourners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, But the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
10 The Lord shall reign forever-- Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!
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The LORD will reign forever; Your God, O Tziyon, to all generations. Praise the LORD!
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.