1 ¶ Halelu-JAH. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

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

2 I n my life I will praise the LORD; I will sing praises unto my God while I live.

While I live I will praise the Lord; 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 salvation.

Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 H is spirit shall go forth, he shall return to his earth; in that very day all his thoughts shall perish.

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

5 ¶ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God;

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 w ho made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keeps truth for ever:

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

7 H e who does justice unto the oppressed; who gives bread to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:

Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

8 T he LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those that are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous:

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

9 T he LORD preserves the strangers; he raises up the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

10 T he LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halelu-JAH.

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