The Lord an Abundant Helper.
146 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
(A)Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord (B)while I live;
I will (C)sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 (D)Do not trust in princes,
In [c]mortal (E)man, in whom there is (F)no salvation.
4 His (G)spirit departs, he (H)returns to [d]the earth;
In that very day his (I)thoughts perish.
5 How (J)blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose (K)hope is in the Lord his God,
6 Who (L)made heaven and earth,
The (M)sea and all that is in them;
Who (N)keeps [e]faith forever;
7 Who (O)executes justice for the oppressed;
Who (P)gives food to the hungry.
The Lord (Q)sets the prisoners free.
8 The Lord (R)opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord (S)raises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord (T)loves the righteous;
9 The Lord [f](U)protects the [g]strangers;
He [h](V)supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He [i]thwarts (W)the way of the wicked.
10 The Lord will (X)reign forever,
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
[j]Praise [k]the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 146:1 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 146:1 Heb Yah
- Psalm 146:3 Lit a son of a man
- Psalm 146:4 Lit his earth
- Psalm 146:6 Or truth
- Psalm 146:9 Or keeps
- Psalm 146:9 Or sojourners
- Psalm 146:9 Or relieves
- Psalm 146:9 Lit makes crooked
- Psalm 146:10 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 146:10 Heb Yah
Cross references
- Psalm 146:1 : Ps 103:1
- Psalm 146:2 : Ps 63:4
- Psalm 146:2 : Ps 104:33
- Psalm 146:3 : Ps 118:9
- Psalm 146:3 : Ps 118:8; Is 2:22
- Psalm 146:3 : Ps 60:11; 108:12
- Psalm 146:4 : Ps 104:29
- Psalm 146:4 : Eccl 12:7
- Psalm 146:4 : Ps 33:10; 1 Cor 2:6
- Psalm 146:5 : Ps 144:15; Jer 17:7
- Psalm 146:5 : Ps 71:5
- Psalm 146:6 : Ps 115:15; Rev 14:7
- Psalm 146:6 : Acts 14:15
- Psalm 146:6 : Ps 117:2
- Psalm 146:7 : Ps 103:6
- Psalm 146:7 : Ps 107:9; 145:15
- Psalm 146:7 : Ps 68:6; Is 61:1
- Psalm 146:8 : Matt 9:30; John 9:7
- Psalm 146:8 : Ps 145:14
- Psalm 146:8 : Ps 11:7
- Psalm 146:9 : Ex 22:21; Lev 19:34
- Psalm 146:9 : Deut 10:18; Ps 68:5
- Psalm 146:9 : Ps 147:6
- Psalm 146:10 : Ex 15:18; Ps 10:16