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◄ Psalm 146 ►

Berean Study Bible

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1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.

1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, my soul!

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 as long as I live, singing praises to my God while I exist.

3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

3Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save.

4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

4When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate!

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.

6maker of heaven and earth, the seas and everything in them, forever the guardian of truth,

7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

7who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners;

8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

8the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. 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 stands guard over the stranger; he supports both widows and orphans, but makes the path of the wicked slippery.

10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

10The LORD will reign forever, your God, Zion, for all generations! Hallelujah!