Psalm 146
Trust in God the Creator and Redeemer
1 Hallelujah!
2 Praise the Lord, my soul;
I will praise the Lord all my life,
sing praise to my God while I live.(A)
I
3 Put no trust in princes,
in children of Adam powerless to save.(B)
4 Who breathing his last, returns to the earth;
that day all his planning comes to nothing.(C)
II
5 Blessed the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord, his God,
6 The maker of heaven and earth,
the seas and all that is in them,(D)
Who keeps faith forever,
7 secures justice for the oppressed,(E)
who gives bread to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free;(F)
8 the Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;(G)
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord protects the resident alien,
comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow,(H)
but thwarts the way of the wicked.
10 The Lord shall reign forever,
your God, Zion, through all generations!(I)
Hallelujah!
Footnotes
- Psalm 146
Cross references
- 146:2 : Ps 103:1; 104:33.
- 146:3 : Ps 118:8–9.
- 146:4 : Ps 90:3; 104:29; 1 Mc 2:63; Jb 34:14–15; Eccl 3:20; 12:7; Sir 40:11; Is 2:22.
- 146:6 : Ps 121:2; 124:8; Ex 20:11; Acts 14:15; Rev 14:7.
- 146:7 : Ps 103:6.
- 146:7 : Ps 68:7; Is 49:9; 61:1.
- 146:8 : Ps 145:14.
- 146:9 : Ps 68:6; Dt 10:18.
- 146:10 : Ps 145:13; Lam 5:19.
