1 P raise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 W hile I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 P ut not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

4 H is breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

5 H appy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 w hich made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; Who keeps faith forever;

7 w hich executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free.

8 t he Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous;

9 t he Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

The Lord protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.

10 T he Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.

The Lord will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!