Psalms 146

1 Praise Yahweh. Praise Yahweh, my soul.

2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

3 Do not put your trust in princes or in mankind, in whom there is no salvation.

4 When a person's life's breath stops, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans end.

5 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh his God.

6 Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; he observes trustworthiness forever.

7 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners;

8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind; Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down; Yahweh loves the righteous people.

9 Yahweh protects the foreigners in the land; he lifts up the fatherless and widow, but he opposes the wicked.

10 Yahweh will reign forever, your God, Zion, for all generations. Praise Yahweh.