1 Praise the Lord.[a] 1 Praise the Lord, my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life; 2 I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3 Do not put your trust in princes, 3 in human beings, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; 4 on that very day their plans come to nothing.
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, 5 whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, 6 the sea, and everything in them— 6 he remains faithful forever.
7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed 7 and gives food to the hungry. 7 The Lord sets prisoners free, 8 the Lord gives sight to the blind, 8 the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, 8 the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner 9 and sustains the fatherless and the widow, 9 but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 The Lord reigns forever, 10 your God, O Zion, for all generations. 10 Praise the Lord.
