Psalm 146 NKJV NIV Parallel

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◄ Psalm 146 ►

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

1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, 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 all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

3Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

3Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.

4His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.

4When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.

5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.

6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,

6He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- he remains faithful forever.

7Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.

7He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets 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 gives sight to 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 foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

10The LORD shall reign forever— Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!

10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.