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Psalms 146 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Praise ye Jah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul. | Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! | Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul. | |
| 2 | I will praise Jehovah in my life; I will play on the harp to my God in my continuing. | I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. | I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. | |
| 3 | Ye shall not trust in nobles: in the son of man, to him no salvation. | Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. | Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. | |
| 4 | His spirit shall go forth, he shall turn back to his earth; in that day his thoughts perished. | When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. | When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. | |
| 5 | Happy is he the God of Jacob for his help, his hope upon Jehovah his God: | Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, | Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God. | |
| 6 | He made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them: he watched the truth forever. | who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; | He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever. | |
| 7 | He did judgment for the oppressed; he gave bread to the hungering: Jehovah loosed those being bound. | who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; | He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, | |
| 8 | Jehovah opened the eyes of the blind: Jehovah raised those being bowed down: Jehovah loved the just. | the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. | the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. | |
| 9 | Jehovah watched the strangers he will restore the orphan and the widow, and he will overturn the way of the unjust. | The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. | The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. | |
| 10 | Jehovah shall reign forever, thy God, O Zion, to generation and generation. Praise ye Jah. | The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! | The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD. | |
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