Psalm 146
The God of Compassion
1 Hallelujah!
My soul, praise the Lord.(A)
2 I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing to my God as long as I live.(B)
3 Do not trust in nobles,
in a son of man, who cannot save.(C)
4 When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.(D)
5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,(E)
6 the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them.(F)
He remains faithful forever,(G)
7 executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.(H)
The Lord frees prisoners.(I)
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.(J)
The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.(K)
The Lord loves the righteous.(L)
9 The Lord protects resident aliens
and helps the fatherless and the widow,(M)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.(N)
10 The Lord reigns forever;
Zion, your God reigns for all generations.(O)
Hallelujah!
Footnotes
- 146:3
- 146:4
- 146:8
Cross references
- 146:1 : Ps 103:1
- 146:2 : Ps 63:4; 104:33
- 146:3 : Ps 60:11; 108:12; 118:8–9
- 146:4 : Gn 2:7; 3:19
- 146:5 : Ps 144:15; Jr 17:7
- 146:6 : Ps 115:15; Ac 14:15
- 146:6 : Ps 117:2
- 146:7 : Ps 103:6; 107:9
- 146:7 : Is 61:1
- 146:8 : Mt 9:27–30; Jn 9:7
- 146:8 : Ps 145:15
- 146:8 : Ps 11:7
- 146:9 : Ex 22:22–23; Dt 10:18
- 146:9 : Ps 147:6
- 146:10 : Ex 15:18; Ps 10:16
