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

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

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

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

5 H appy is he who has 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 truth forever,

7 W ho 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 who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.

9 T he 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 forever— Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!