| Berean Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul. | 1Hallelujah! My soul, praise the LORD. |
| 2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. | 2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live. |
| 3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. | 3Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save. |
| 4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. | 4When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die. |
| 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, |
| 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever. | 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever, |
| 7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, | 7executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The LORD frees prisoners. |
| 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. | 8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are oppressed. The LORD loves the righteous. |
| 9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates. | 9The LORD protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. |
| 10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah! | 10The LORD reigns forever; Zion, your God reigns for all generations. Hallelujah! |
| This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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