Psalm 146:1–147:1

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

146ⁿPraise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

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

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

^3qPut not your trust in princes,

^rin a son of man, in whom there is ^sno salvation.

⁴When ^this breath departs, he returns to the earth;

on that very day his plans perish.

^5uBlessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose ^vhope is in the Lord his God,

^6wwho made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

^xwho keeps faith forever;

^7ywho executes justice for the oppressed,

^zwho gives food to the hungry.

^aThe Lord sets the prisoners free;

^8bthe Lord opens the eyes of the blind.

^cThe Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;

^dthe Lord loves the righteous.

^9eThe Lord watches over the sojourners;

^fhe upholds the widow and the fatherless,

but ^gthe way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

^10hThe Lord will reign forever,

your God, O Zion, to all generations.

ⁿPraise the Lord!

He Heals the Brokenhearted

147ⁱPraise the Lord!

For ^jit is good to sing praises to our God;

for ^kit is pleasant,¹ and ^la song of praise is fitting.