1 ¡ Aleluya! Oh alma mía, alaba al Señor.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 A labaré al Señor mientras yo viva; cantaré alabanzas a mi Dios mientras yo exista.

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

3 N o confiéis en príncipes, ni en hijo de hombre en quien no hay salvación.

Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 S u espíritu exhala, él vuelve a la tierra; en ese mismo día perecen sus pensamientos.

When his breath leaves him, he returns to his earth; in that very day his thoughts, plans, and purposes perish.

5 B ienaventurado aquel cuya ayuda es el Dios de Jacob, cuya esperanza está en el Señor su Dios,

Happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 q ue hizo los cielos y la tierra, el mar y todo lo que en ellos hay; que guarda la verdad para siempre;

Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,

7 q ue hace justicia a los oprimidos, y da pan a los hambrientos. El Señor pone en libertad a los cautivos.

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

8 E l Señor abre los ojos a los ciegos, el Señor levanta a los caídos, el Señor ama a los justos.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous (those upright in heart and in right standing with Him).

9 E l Señor protege a los extranjeros, sostiene al huérfano y a la viuda, pero trastorna el camino de los impíos.

The Lord protects and preserves the strangers and temporary residents, He upholds the fatherless and the widow and sets them upright, but the way of the wicked He makes crooked (turns upside down and brings to ruin).

10 E l Señor reinará para siempre, tu Dios, oh Sion, por todas las generaciones. ¡Aleluya!

The Lord shall reign forever, even Your God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)