Psalms 146
146
Our True Help
A poetic psalm by Haggai and Zechariah # 146 As translated from the Septuagint. Pss. 146–150 are called “Hallelujah Psalms” because they all begin in Hebrew with the words “Hallelujah, praise the Lord.”
1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
My innermost being will praise you, Lord!
2I will spend my life praising you and
singing high praises to you, my God, every day of my life!
3-4We can never look to men for help;
no matter who they are, they can’t save us,
for even our great leaders fail and fall.
They too are just mortals who will one day die.
At death the spirits of all depart and their bodies return to dust.
In the day of their death all their projects and plans are over.
5But those who hope in the Lord will be happy and pleased!
Our help comes from the God of Jacob!
6You keep all your promises.
You are the Creator of heaven’s glory,
earth’s grandeur, and the ocean’s greatness.
7The oppressed get justice with you.
The hungry are satisfied with you.
Prisoners find their freedom with you.
8You open the eyes of the blind,
and you fully restore those bent over with shame.
You love those who love and honor you.
9You watch over strangers and immigrants
and support the fatherless and widows.
But you subvert the plans of the ungodly.
10Lord, you will reign forever!
Zion’s God will rule throughout time and eternity!
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
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Psalm 146
1Praise the LORD!
Let my whole being#146.1 Or soul praise the LORD!
2I will praise the LORD with all my life;
I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
3Don’t trust leaders;
don’t trust any human beings—
there’s no saving help with them!
4Their breath leaves them,
then they go back to the ground.
On that very same day, their plans die too.
5The person whose help is the God of Jacob—
the person whose hope rests on the LORD their God—
is truly happy!
6God: the maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
God: who is faithful forever,
7who gives justice to people who are oppressed,
who gives bread to people who are starving!
The LORD: who frees prisoners.
8The LORD: who makes the blind see.
The LORD: who straightens up those who are bent low.
The LORD: who loves the righteous.
9The LORD: who protects immigrants,
who helps orphans and widows,
but who makes the way of the wicked twist and turn!
10The LORD will rule forever!
Zion, your God will rule from one generation to the next!
Praise the LORD!
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