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Psalm 146

The Lord an Abundant Helper.

1[a]Praise [b]the Lord!
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 Do not trust in princes,
In [c]mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 His spirit departs, he returns to [d]the 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 keeps [e]faith 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 Lord [f]protects the [g]strangers;
He [h]supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He [i]thwarts the way of the wicked.
10 The Lord will reign forever,
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
[j]Praise [k]the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 146:1 Or Hallelujah!
  2. Psalm 146:1 Heb Yah
  3. Psalm 146:3 Lit a son of a man
  4. Psalm 146:4 Lit his earth
  5. Psalm 146:6 Or truth
  6. Psalm 146:9 Or keeps
  7. Psalm 146:9 Or sojourners
  8. Psalm 146:9 Or relieves
  9. Psalm 146:9 Lit makes crooked
  10. Psalm 146:10 Or Hallelujah!
  11. Psalm 146:10 Heb Yah
Psalm 146