New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
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Let the Lord be praised. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
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While I have breath I will give praise to the Lord: I will make melody to my God while I have my being.
3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.
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Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.
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Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.
5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God,
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Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob 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 faith forever;
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Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:
7 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;
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Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.
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The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;
9 The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
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The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.
10 The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord!
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The Lord will be King for ever; your God, O Zion, will be King through all generations. Praise be to the Lord.
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