 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 any being. 3 Do not put your trust in princes nor in a son of man in whom there is no salvation. 4 His breath goes forth and he returns to the earth and in that very day his thoughts perish. 5 Blessed are those who have the God of Jacob for their help, whose help is in the Lord their God. 6 For He made the heavens and earth, the sea and all that is in it. He keeps truth forever. 7 He carries out judgment for the mistreated. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord lets the prisoners loose. 8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises those who are bowed down. The Lord loves the righteous; 9 The Lord preserves strangers. He relieves the orphan and widow. But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. 10 The Lord will reign forever, even your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord.
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