Psalm 146

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1} Hallelujah!
My soul, praise the Lord.^(A)
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2} I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing to my God as long as I live.^(B)

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Do not trust in nobles,
in man, who cannot save.^(C)

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When his breath^(a) leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.^(D)

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Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,^(E)

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the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them.^(F)
He remains faithful forever,^(G)

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executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.^(H)
The Lord frees prisoners.^(I)

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The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.^(J)
The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.^(b)^(K)
The Lord loves the righteous.^(L)

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The Lord protects foreigners
and helps the fatherless and the widow,^(M)
but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.^(N)

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The Lord reigns forever;
Zion, your God reigns for all generations.^(O)
Hallelujah!

a. Psalm 146:4: Or spirit

b. Psalm 146:8: Lit bowed down

A. Psalm 146:1: Psalm 103:1

B. Psalm 146:2: Psalm 63:4; Psalm 104:33

C. Psalm 146:3: Psalm 60:11; Psalm 108:12; Psalm 118:8-9

D. Psalm 146:4: Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19

E. Psalm 146:5: Psalm 144:15; Jeremiah 17:7

F. Psalm 146:6: Psalm 115:15; Acts 14:15

G. Psalm 146:6: Psalm 117:2

H. Psalm 146:7: Psalm 103:6; Psalm 107:9

I. Psalm 146:7: Isaiah 61:1

J. Psalm 146:8: Matthew 9:27-30; John 9:7

K. Psalm 146:8: Psalm 145:15

L. Psalm 146:8: Psalm 11:7

M. Psalm 146:9: Exodus 22:22-23; Deuteronomy 10:18

N. Psalm 146:9: Psalm 147:6

O. Psalm 146:10: Exodus 15:18; Psalm 10:16