New King James Version NKJV
New Living Translation NLT
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
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Praise the LORD ! Let all that I am praise the LORD .
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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I will praise the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.
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 confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.
4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.
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When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.
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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But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the LORD their God.
6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
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He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise 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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He gives justice to the oppressed and 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 lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the godly.
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 protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
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. He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations. Praise the LORD !