The Book of Psalms

Praise ye the Lord . Praise the Lord , O my soul.(a)

While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.(b)

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

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

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:

The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord .

(a)146:1 Praise ye…: Heb. Hallelujah

(b)146:3 help: or, salvation

Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.

While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.

The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!