Psalm 146:1–147:1

Praise for God’s Help

¹Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!^*

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

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

³Do not put your trust in princes,

in mortals, in whom there is no help.^*

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

on that very day their plans perish.^*

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

whose hope is in the Lord their God,^*

⁶who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them;

who keeps faith forever;^*

⁷who executes justice for the oppressed;

who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;^*

⁸the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.

The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;

the Lord loves the righteous.^*

⁹The Lord watches over the strangers;

he upholds the orphan and the widow,

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

¹⁰The Lord will reign forever,

your God, O Zion, for all generations.

Praise the Lord!^*

Psalm 147

Praise for God’s Care for Jerusalem

¹Praise the Lord!

How good it is to sing praises to our God,

for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.^*