Psalm 146 146 Psalms Book 5 unfoldingWord® Simplified Text Praise the LORD, O My Soul 1 UST Praise Yahweh! I will praise Yahweh with my whole being. BSB BSB: Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 UST I will praise Yahweh for as long as I am alive; Yes, I will sing to praise my God for the rest of my life. BSB BSB: I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 UST Since no human being can save you, do not rely on your leaders. BSB BSB: Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
4 UST When they die, their bodies decay and become soil again. When that happens, they can no longer carry out their plans. BSB BSB: When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
5 UST Some people confidently expect Yahweh their God to help them. He is the God whom Jacob worshiped. He does help them, and they have a very good life. BSB BSB: Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 UST He is the one who created the sky and the land. He also created the oceans and all the creatures that are in them. He always does what he has promised to do. BSB BSB: the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
7 UST He defends people whom others oppress, and he provides food for people who are hungry. Yahweh frees people who are in prison. BSB BSB: He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
8 UST Yahweh enables people who are blind to see again; Yahweh helps people who are struggling; Yahweh loves people who do what is right. BSB BSB: the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
9 UST Yahweh protects foreigners; he preserves the property of orphans and widows, but he makes the plans of wicked people fail. BSB BSB: The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
10 UST Yahweh will be the king forever; yes, the God of the people of Jerusalem will always reign. Praise Yahweh! BSB BSB: The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!
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