| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! | 1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul. |
| 2I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. | 2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. |
| 3Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. | 3Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. |
| 4His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish. | 4When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. |
| 5How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God. |
| 6Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; Who keeps faith forever; | 6He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- he remains faithful forever. |
| 7Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free. | 7He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, |
| 8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous; | 8the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. |
| 9The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked. | 9The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. |
| 10The LORD will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! | 10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD. |
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