| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, my soul! | 1Praise the LORD! Let all that I am praise the LORD. |
| 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 with my dying breath. |
| 3Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save. | 3Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. |
| 4When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate! | 4When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them. |
| 5Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the LORD their God. |
| 6maker of heaven and earth, the seas and everything in them, forever the guardian of truth, | 6He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever. |
| 7who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners; | 7He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners. |
| 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 weighed down. 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 the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. |
| 10The LORD will reign forever, your God, Zion, for all generations! Hallelujah! | 10The LORD will reign forever. He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations. Praise the LORD! |
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