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1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
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Praise the LORD! Let my whole being praise the LORD!
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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I will praise the LORD with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.
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Don't trust leaders; don't trust any human beings— there's no saving help with them!
4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.
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Their breath leaves them, then they go back to the ground. On that very same day, their plans die too.
5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God,
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The person whose help is the God of Jacob— the person whose hope rests on the LORD their God— is truly happy!
6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever;
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God: the maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, God: who is faithful forever,
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 justice to people who are oppressed, who gives bread to people who are starving! The LORD: who frees prisoners.
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: who makes the blind see. The LORD: who straightens up those who are bent low. The LORD: who loves the righteous.
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: who protects immigrants, who helps orphans and widows, but who makes the way of the wicked twist and turn!
10 The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord!
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The LORD will rule forever! Zion, your God will rule from one generation to the next! Praise the LORD!