| International Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 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 as long as I exist! |
| 3Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save. | 3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! |
| 4When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate! | 4Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die. |
| 5Happy is the one 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, |
| 6maker of heaven and earth, the seas and everything in them, forever the guardian of truth, | 6the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful, |
| 7who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners; | 7vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The LORD releases the imprisoned. |
| 8the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed 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 stands guard over the stranger; he supports both widows and orphans, but makes the path of the wicked slippery. | 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, Zion, for all generations! Hallelujah! | 10The LORD rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the LORD! |
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