Psalm 146 NIV HCSB Parallel

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◄ Psalm 146 ►

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1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul.

1Hallelujah! My soul, praise the LORD.

2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live.

3Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.

3Do not trust in nobles, in man, who cannot save.

4When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.

4When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die.

5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.

5Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

6He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- he remains faithful forever.

6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever,

7He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,

7executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The LORD frees prisoners.

8the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are oppressed. The LORD loves the righteous.

9The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

9The LORD protects foreigners and helps the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.

10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.

10The LORD reigns forever; Zion, your God reigns for all generations. Hallelujah!