Psalms 146

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.	1 Hallelujah!
2 Every day I will bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.	2 Praise the LORD, my soul; I shall praise the LORD all my life, sing praise to my God while I live.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.	3 I Put no trust in princes, in mere mortals powerless to save.
4 Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.	4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth; that day all their planning comes to nothing.
5 They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy wondrous works.	5 Happy those whose help is Jacob's God, whose hope is in the LORD, their God,
6 And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.	6 The maker of heaven and earth, the seas and all that is in them, Who keeps faith forever,
7 They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.	7 secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free;
8 The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy.	8 the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
9 The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.	9 The LORD protects the stranger, sustains the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.
10 Let all thy works, O lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.	10 The LORD shall reign forever, your God, Zion, through all generations! Hallelujah!
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power:
12 To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14 The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.
15 The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.
17 The Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.
18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth.
19 He will do the will of them that fear him: and he will hear their prayer, and save them.
20 The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless thy holy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.