1 Praise the LORD, O my soul! | |
2 I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. | |
3 a Or Hallelujah!Praiseb Heb Yahthe LORD! | |
3 Do not trust in princes, Inc Lit a son of a manmortal man, in whom there is no salvation. | |
4 His spirit departs, he returns tod Lit his earththe earth; In that very day his thoughts perish. | |
5 How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God, | |
6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; Who keepse Or truthfaith forever; | |
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free. | |
8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous; | |
9 The LORDf Or keepsprotects theg Or sojournersstrangers; Heh Or relievessupports the fatherless and the widow, But Hei Lit makes crookedthwarts the way of the wicked. | |
10 The LORD will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. j Or Hallelujah!Praisek Heb Yahthe LORD! | |