Psalms 146
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
World English Bible
1Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.
2I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.
2While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
3Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; in that very day his thoughts perish.
4His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.
5Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,
6Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;
6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;
7Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;
7who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.
8The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; the LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; the LORD loveth the righteous;
8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.
9The LORD preserveth the strangers; He upholdeth the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked He maketh crooked.
9The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.
10The LORD will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah.
10The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!
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