Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul. | 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O 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! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist! |
3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. | 3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! |
4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. | 4Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die. |
5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5How blessed is the one whose helper 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 one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful, |
7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, | 7vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The LORD releases the imprisoned. |
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 all who are bent over. The LORD loves the godly. |
9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates. | 9The LORD protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked. |
10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah! | 10The LORD rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the LORD! |
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