Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1Hallelujah! My soul, praise the LORD. | 1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul. |
2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live. | 2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. |
3Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save. | 3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. |
4When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die. | 4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. |
5Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, |
6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever, | 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever. |
7executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The LORD frees prisoners. | 7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, |
8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are oppressed. The LORD loves the righteous. | 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. |
9The LORD protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. | 9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates. |
10The LORD reigns forever; Zion, your God reigns for all generations. Hallelujah! | 10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah! |
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