Psalms 146:1-9 ▼

1 Hallelu YAH! Praise, O my soul, YHWH!

2 I will praise YHWH during my life; I will sing praises to my God while I exist.

3 Do not put your⁺ trust in princes—in a son of man, for in him is no deliverance.

4 His spirit goes forth, he returns to his earth; on that day his plans perish.

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob; his hope is upon YHWH his God,

6 maker of the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, the One guarding truth forever,

7 doing justice for the oppressed, giving bread to the hungry. YHWH is the One freeing those who are bound;

8 YHWH opens the eyes of the blind; YHWH raises up those bent down; YHWH loves the righteous ones;

9 YHWH guards the sojourners; the fatherless and widow He sustains, and the way of the wicked He overturns.