| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 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 as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist! |
| 3Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. | 3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! |
| 4When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. | 4Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die. |
| 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5How blessed is the one whose helper 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; | 6the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful, |
| 7who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; | 7vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The LORD releases the imprisoned. |
| 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. | 8The LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up all who are bent over. The LORD loves the godly. |
| 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 those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked. |
| 10The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! | 10The LORD rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the LORD! |
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