| International Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, my soul! | 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! |
| 2I will praise the LORD as long as I live, singing praises to my God while I exist. | 2I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. |
| 3Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save. | 3Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. |
| 4When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate! | 4When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. |
| 5Happy is the one 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, |
| 6maker of heaven and earth, the seas and everything in them, forever the guardian of truth, | 6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; |
| 7who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners; | 7who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; |
| 8the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the righteous. | 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. |
| 9The LORD stands guard over the stranger; he supports both widows and orphans, but makes the path of the wicked slippery. | 9The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. |
| 10The LORD will reign forever, your God, Zion, for all generations! Hallelujah! | 10The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! |
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