| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! | 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! |
| 2While I live I will praise the LORD; 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 while I have my being. |
| 3Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. | 3Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. |
| 4His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish. | 4When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. |
| 5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, |
| 6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever, | 6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; |
| 7Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners. | 7who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; |
| 8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous. | 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. |
| 9The LORD watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. | 9The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. |
| 10The LORD shall reign forever— Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! | 10The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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