| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul. | 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! |
| 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 as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist! |
| 3Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. | 3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! |
| 4When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. | 4Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die. |
| 5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God. | 5How blessed is the one whose helper 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 one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful, |
| 7He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, | 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 bowed 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 watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. | 9The LORD protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked. |
| 10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD. | 10The LORD rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the LORD! |
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