Praise the LORD, O My Soul 1Hallelujah (Praise the LORD)!a Praise the LORD {YHWH}, O my soul. 2I will praise the LORD {YHWH} all my life; I will sing praises to my God {Elohay} while I have my being. 3Put not your⁺ trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. 4When his spirit {ruachow} departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob (he grasps the heel), whose hope is in the LORD his God {YHWH Elohaw}, 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. 7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD {YHWH} sets the prisoners free, 8the LORD {YHWH} opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, 9The LORD {YHWH} protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates. 10The LORD {YHWH} reigns forever, your God {Eloheka}, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah! Footnotes: 1 a Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD; also in verse 10 The Berean Annotated Bible (BAB) is the Annotated version of the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BAB includes over 50,000 points of emphasis using the following system: (Emphasis and Names) {Hebrew and Greek} [Alternate Manuscripts] \Literal translation/ <Measurements and Crossrefs> Second Person Plural: you⁺ your⁺ yours⁺ This version is an early draft and is now in the stage of proofing, consistency checking, and public comment. Please note that meanings for Biblical names are based on Hebrew and Greek roots and can be somewhat subjective. Feel free to Contact us with suggestions or corrections. We are still adding points of emphasis wherever helpful. |
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