Psalm 146

THE GOD OF COMPASSION

1 Hallelujah!

My soul, praise the Lord.b

2 I will praise the Lord all my life;

I will sing to my God as long as I live.c

3 Do not trust in nobles,

in a son of man,A who cannot save.d

4 When his breathB leaves him,

he returns to the ground;

on that day his plans die.e

5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord his God,f

6 the Maker of heaven and earth,

the sea and everything in them.g

He remains faithful forever,h

7 executing justice for the exploited

and giving food to the hungry.i

The Lord frees prisoners.j

8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.k

The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.C,l

The Lord loves the righteous.m

9 The Lord protects resident aliens

and helps the fatherless and the widow,n

but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.o

10 The Lord reigns forever;

Zion, your God reigns for all generations.p

Hallelujah!