| Berean Study Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul. | 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul. |
| 2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. | 2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. |
| 3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. | 3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. |
| 4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. | 4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. |
| 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, |
| 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever. | 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever. |
| 7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, | 7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, |
| 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. | 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. |
| 9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates. | 9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates. |
| 10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah! | 10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah! |
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