146:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!
146:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

146:2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being.
146:2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long.

146:3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
146:3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.

146:4 When his breath departs he returns to his earth; on that very day his plans perish.
146:4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.

146:5 Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
146:5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God,

146:6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith for ever;
146:6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever;

146:7 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free;
146:7 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free;

146:8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
146:8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.

146:9 The LORD watches over the sojourners, he upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
146:9 The LORD watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

146:10 The LORD will reign for ever, thy God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!
146:10 The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD!