1 P raise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

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

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

3 D o not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

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

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

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

5 H ow blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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