| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! | 1Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. |
| 2While I live I will praise the LORD; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. | 2While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. |
| 3Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. | 3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. |
| 4His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish. | 4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. |
| 5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God, | 5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: |
| 6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever, | 6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: |
| 7Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners. | 7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: |
| 8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous. | 8The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: |
| 9The LORD watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. | 9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. |
| 10The LORD shall reign forever— Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! | 10The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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