Psalm 146

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Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Praise the Lord, O my soul!

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While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

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Do not trust in princes,
In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help).

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When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.^(A)

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How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel),
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,^(B)

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Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them,
Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,^(C)

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Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets free the prisoners.

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The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the ^(a)righteous [the upright in heart].^(D)

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The Lord protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow;
But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.

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The Lord shall reign forever,
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)^(E)

a. Psalm 146:8: I.e. those whose moral and spiritual integrity places them in right standing with God.

A. Psalm 146:4: 1 Corinthians 2:6

B. Psalm 146:5: Genesis 32:30

C. Psalm 146:6: Genesis 1:3

D. Psalm 146:8: Luke 13:13; John 9:7; John 9:32

E. Psalm 146:10: Psalm 10:16; Revelation 11:15