1PRAISE the LORD. My soul, praise the LORD.
2As long as I live I shall praise the LORD; I shall sing psalms to my God all my life long.
3Put no trust in princes or in any mortal, for they have no power to save.
4When they breathe their last breath, they return to the dust, and on that day their plans come to nothing.
5Happy is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who maintains faithfulness for ever
7and deals out justice to the oppressed. The LORD feeds the hungry and sets the prisoner free.
8The LORD restores sight to the blind and raises those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous
9and protects the stranger in the land; the LORD gives support to the fatherless and the widow, but thwarts the course of the wicked.
10The LORD will reign for ever, Zion, your God for all generations. Praise the LORD.