I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing to my God as long as I live.

When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.

Do not trust in nobles,
in man, who cannot save.

Hallelujah!
My soul, praise the Lord.

Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,

executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.
The Lord frees prisoners.

The Lord protects foreigners
and helps the fatherless and the widow,
but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.
The Lord loves the righteous.

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

The Lord reigns forever;
Zion, your God reigns for all generations.
Hallelujah!