Psalm 146 NIV NLT Parallel

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◄ Psalm 146 ►

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1Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul.

1Praise the LORD! Let all that I am praise the LORD.

2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

2I will praise the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.

3Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.

3Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.

4When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.

4When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.

5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.

5But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the LORD their God.

6He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- he remains faithful forever.

6He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever.

7He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,

7He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

8the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the godly.

9The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

9The LORD protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.

10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.

10The LORD will reign forever. He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations. Praise the LORD!