Psalms 146

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.	1 Hallelujah!
2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.	2 Praise the LORD, my soul; I shall praise the LORD all my life, sing praise to my God while I live.
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.	3 I Put no trust in princes, in mere mortals powerless to save.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.	4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth; that day all their planning comes to nothing.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:	5 Happy those whose help is Jacob's God, whose hope is in the LORD, their God,
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:	6 The maker of heaven and earth, the seas and all that is in them, Who keeps faith forever,
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:	7 secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free;
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:	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 preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.	9 The LORD protects the stranger, sustains the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.
10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.	10 The LORD shall reign forever, your God, Zion, through all generations! Hallelujah!