Psalm 145:1–7

1 Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

2 I will praise the Lord all my life;

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

3 Do not put your trust in princes,

in human beings, who cannot save.

4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;

on that very day their plans come to nothing.

5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord their God.

6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth,

the sea, and everything in them—

he remains faithful forever.

7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed

and gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets prisoners free,

1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Put not your trust in princes,

in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;

on that very day his plans perish.

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

who keeps faith forever;

7 who executes justice for the oppressed,

who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;

1 Praise ye the Lord.

Praise the Lord, O my soul.

2 While I live will I praise the Lord:

I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

3 Put not your trust in princes,

Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth;

In that very day his thoughts perish.

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help,

Whose hope is in the Lord his God:

6 Which made heaven, and earth,

The sea, and all that therein is:

Which keepeth truth for ever:

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed:

Which giveth food to the hungry.

The Lord looseth the prisoners:

1 Praise the Lord!

Let all that I am praise the Lord.

2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live.

I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.

3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;

there is no help for you there.

4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,

and all their plans die with them.

5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper,

whose hope is in the Lord their God.

6 He made heaven and earth,

the sea, and everything in them.

He keeps every promise forever.

7 He gives justice to the oppressed

and food to the hungry.

The Lord frees the prisoners.

1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 While I live I will praise the Lord;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Do not put your trust in princes,

Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;

In that very day his plans perish.

5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,

Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 Who made heaven and earth,

The sea, and all that is in them;

Who keeps truth forever,

7 Who executes justice for the oppressed,

Who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

1 Praise the Lord!

My whole being, praise the Lord.

2 I will praise the Lord all my life;

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

3 Do not put your trust in princes

or other people, who cannot save you.

4 When people die, they are buried.

Then all of their plans come to an end.

5 Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob.

Their hope is in the Lord their God.

6 He made heaven and earth,

the sea and everything in it.

He remains loyal forever.

7 He does what is fair for those who have been wronged.

He gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free.

1 Praise ye Jehovah.

Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

2 While I live will I praise Jehovah:

I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

3 Put not your trust in princes,

Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth;

In that very day his thoughts perish.

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help,

Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:

6 Who made heaven and earth,

The sea, and all that in them is;

Who keepeth truth for ever;

7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed;

Who giveth food to the hungry.

Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

1 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul. 2 As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being. 3 Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.

5 Blessed is he who hath the •God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God, 6 Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever; 7 Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

1 Hallelujah! 

Praise the Lord, my soul! 

2 I want to praise the Lord throughout my life. 

I want to make music to praise my God as long as I live. 

3 Do not trust influential people, 

mortals who cannot help you. 

4 When they breathe their last breath, they return to the ground. 

On that day their plans come to an end. 

5 Blessed are those who receive help from the God of Jacob. 

Their hope rests on the Lord their God, 

6 who made heaven, earth, 

the sea, and everything in them. 

The Lord remains faithful forever. 

7 He brings about justice for those who are oppressed. 

He gives food to those who are hungry. 

The Lord sets prisoners free. 

1 Hallelujah!

My soul, praise the Lord.

2 I will praise the Lord all my life;

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

3 Do not trust in nobles,

in man, who cannot save.

4 When his breath leaves him,

he returns to the ground;

on that day his plans die.

5 Happy is 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 sea and everything in them.

He remains faithful forever,

7 executing justice for the exploited

and giving food to the hungry.

The Lord frees prisoners.

1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;

I will sing praises to my God all my life long.

3 Do not put your trust in princes,

in mortals, in whom there is no help.

4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth;

on that very day their plans perish.

5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord their God,

6 who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them;

who keeps faith forever;

7 who executes justice for the oppressed;

who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;

1 Praise Yah.

Praise Yahweh, O my soul.

2 I will praise Yahweh while I live;

I will sing praises to my God while I am still alive.

3 Do not place trust in princes,

in a son of humankind with whom there is no deliverance.

4 His breath departs; he returns to his plot;

on that day his plans perish.

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

whose hope is on Yahweh as his God,

6 who made heaven and earth,

the sea and all that is in them,

the one who keeps faith forever,

7 who executes justice for the oppressed,

who gives food for the hungry.

Yahweh sets prisoners free;

1 Praise the Lord.

I will praise the Lord.

2 I will praise the Lord all my life.

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

3 Don’t put your trust in human leaders.

Don’t trust in people. They can’t save you.

4 When they die, they return to the ground.

On that very day their plans are bound to fail.

5 Blessed are those who depend on the God of Jacob for help.

Blessed are those who put their hope in the Lord their God.

6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth and the ocean.

He made everything in them.

The Lord remains faithful forever.

7 He stands up for those who are beaten down.

He gives food to hungry people.

The Lord sets prisoners free.

1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 I will praise the Lord while I live;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Do not trust in princes,

In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

4 His spirit departs, he returns to the earth;

In that very day his thoughts perish.

5 How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 Who made heaven and earth,

The sea and all that is in them;

Who keeps faith forever;

7 Who executes justice for the oppressed;

Who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free.