146:1 Praise the Lord.* Praise the Lord, my soul. / *Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 10
146:2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
146:3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.
146:4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
146:5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
146:6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them - he remains faithful forever.
146:7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free,
146:8 the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.
146:9 The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
146:10 The Lord reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord.