| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! | 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! |
| 2I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. | 2I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. |
| 3Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. | 3Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. |
| 4When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. | 4His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish. |
| 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God, |
| 6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; | 6Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; Who keeps faith forever; |
| 7who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; | 7Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free. |
| 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. | 8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous; |
| 9The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. | 9The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked. |
| 10The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! | 10The LORD will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! |
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