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Psalm 146

1 Praise ye the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, my soul!

2 While I live will I praise the LORD; I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

2 I want to praise the LORD throughout my life. I want to make music to praise my God as long as I live.

3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in a son of man in whom there is no help.

3 Do not trust influential people, mortals who cannot help you.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

4 When they breathe their last breath, they return to the ground. On that day their plans come to an end.

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

5 Blessed are those who receive help from the God of Jacob. Their hope rests on the LORD their God,

6 who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that therein is, who keepeth truth for ever;

6 who made heaven, earth, the sea, and everything in them. The LORD remains faithful forever.

7 who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth food to the hungry; the LORD looseth the prisoners.

7 He brings about justice for those who are oppressed. He gives food to those who are hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free.

8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous.

8 The LORD gives sight to blind people. The LORD straightens [the backs] of those who are bent over. The LORD loves righteous people.

9 The LORD preserveth the strangers, He relieveth the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.

9 The LORD protects foreigners. The LORD gives relief to orphans and widows. But he keeps wicked people from reaching their goal.

10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD!

10 The LORD rules as king forever. Zion, your God rules throughout every generation. Hallelujah!